Pain Management Journal Articles

• Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Mpox in Adults >50 Years While childhood smallpox vaccination may provide some protection against mpox, adults at risk for mpox, regardless of smallpox vaccination status, should receive the mpox vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 27, 2023
• Preoperative Symptom Duration and Lumbar Discectomy Outcomes Might a longer duration of lumbar disk herniation symptoms prior to surgery impact postoperative outcomes?
  Spine, October 25, 2023
• Augmented Reality Applications in Orthopedic Spine Surgery This review explores the potential role of augmented reality in the setting of spinal procedures.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 24, 2023
• Long COVID and Activity Limitation Among Adults, by Age More than one in four adults with long COVID reported significant activity limitations, with many unable to return to work after one year, according to this CDC report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 23, 2023
• Prevalence of Symptoms <12 Months After COVID-19 This report found 16% of adults with COVID symptoms reported persistent symptoms 12 months after a positive or negative SARS-CoV-2 test result, some with emerging symptoms not reported previously.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 20, 2023
• Nitrous Oxide-induced Polyneuropathy, Pancytopenia and PE This case report highlights the potentially serious consequences of recreational nitrous oxide abuse.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 20, 2023
• Review of Multidirectional Instability of the Shoulder This review article looks at the conservative and surgical treatment options for the management of multidirectional instability of the shoulder.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 17, 2023
• Safety Monitoring of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine in Those >12 Years This CDC report confirms the safety of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents and adults 12 years of age and older.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 16, 2023
• Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Over 170 cases of fleaborne typhus were reported in Los Angeles county in 2022, including three fatal cases, indicating that the disease is on the rise in that area.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 11, 2023
• Patients' Perspectives on Anesthesia and Shared-decision Making The decision about which type of general anesthesia to administer is typically made without patient engagement. Would patients prefer shared decision making when it comes to their anesthetic care?
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 10, 2023
• Compression Therapy Wrap System for Lower Extremity Edema How costly and time-consuming are compression therapy systems for the treatment of lower extremity edema? This study compares two systems.
  Wounds, October 05, 2023
• Incidence, Recurrence of Deep Spine Surgical Site Infections How often do deep surgical site infections occur after spinal surgery, and what are the risk factors for recurrence?
  Spine, October 04, 2023
• Hypnosis in the OR: Are Anesthesiology Teams Interested? Medical hypnosis, or hypnoanalgesia, remains rarely used in the operating room. This study aimed to assess the perceptions and knowledge of the operating room staff regarding hypnosis.
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 03, 2023
• Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults While RSV is usually associated with young children, it can also cause severe respiratory illness in older adults. This report reviews ACIP recommendations for RSV vaccine in adults over 60.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 02, 2023
• Arthritis Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years This report details the prevalence of arthritis among U.S. children and adolescents aged <18 years, and identifies racial and ethnic disparities.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 29, 2023
• Exercise-Induced Chest Pain: Ischemia or Something Else What did ECG stress test reveal about the cause of this 59-year-old man's exertional chest pain?
  Circulation, September 29, 2023
• Soft Tick Relapsing Fever, U.S. 2012-2021 Review the epidemiology and occurrence of soft tick relapsing fever, also known as tickborne relapsing fever, in the U.S. Have trends changed or remained stable?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 27, 2023
• Perioperative Care of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder This article presents a stepwise, multimodal and team-based approach to the anesthetic and analgesic management of patients with active opioid use disorder.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, September 27, 2023
• Update to Management of Acute Scaphoid Fractures This review provides an update to the surgical and nonsurgical management options for acute scaphoid fractures.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, September 26, 2023
• A Porcine Urinary Bladder Matrix for Neurosurgical Wounds Porcine urinary bladder matrices are used for wound healing in various settings. Could they also prove beneficial in the management of neurosurgical wounds?
  Wounds, September 26, 2023