Recommendations for Interventional Pain Procedures During Contrast Shortage
Pain medicine practitioners should take measures to reduce the use of iodinated contrast medium in interventional pain procedures due to the current shortage of iohexol. Clinicians are advised to consider using alternate image guidance, such as...
24-May-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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Saline Treatment Can Reverse Nerve Block Lung Complication, But Needs 30 Minutes to Take Effect – Too Long for Some Patients
Researchers at Stanford University are working to identify how to reverse a rare but potentially fatal side effect of a commonly provided nerve block for patients receiving shoulder surgery. Given how common the surgery is, this work has vast...
29-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EDT
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Local Anesthetic Use for Hip Fracture Patients Is Increasing, a Positive Sign in the Battle Against Opioid Use Disorder
Patients with traumatic injuries who are treated in the emergency room are susceptible to opioid-related adverse drug effects. Increased use of regional anesthesia in this setting can be helpful in the effort to reduce the use of opioids.
21-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EDT
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Researchers Developing System for Delivering IGF-1 Nanoparticles to Patients with Nerve Injury
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, are developing a drug delivery system that can deliver nanoparticles containing IGF-1 to injured nerves to help them heal.
21-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EDT
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Ban Tsui, MD, Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s 2022 Distinguished Service Award
Ban C.H. Tsui, MD, has been selected to receive the 2022 Distinguished Service Award by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine). Dr. Tsui is a professor in the department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative &...
1-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EST
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Brian Ilfeld, MD, Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s Prestigious Gaston Labat Award
Brian Ilfeld, MD, has been named the 2022 Gaston Labat Award recipient and lecturer by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine). Dr. Ilfeld is a professor of anesthesiology at the University of California...
1-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EST
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Dr. Alexander Stone to Receive 2022 ASRA Pain Medicine Resident/Fellow of the Year Award
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) 2022 Resident/Fellow of the Year will be awarded to Alexander Stone, MD, a regional anesthesia-acute pain medicine fellow at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in...
1-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EST
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ASRA Changes Name to ASRA Pain Medicine
The American Society of Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (ASRA) has changed its abbreviated name to ASRA Pain Medicine to better reflect its membership community’s expertise and advancement of the entire spectrum of pain medicine.
18-Nov-2021 11:15 AM EST
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Surgery, Buprenorphine, and Patients in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder
With the reintroduction of powerful narcotic opioids to manage acute pain, surgery can be a make-or-break time for patients in recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD). For those using buprenorphine as part of their recovery process, the stress,...
20-Sep-2021 10:05 AM EDT
The Pandemic Has Further Contributed to Bias, Worse Outcomes in Pain Management
Both patients with chronic pain and providers specializing in chronic pain are suffering from effects of COVID while battling bias in health care. Expert hopes to move forward in identifying differences in pain outcomes despite current challenges
20-Sep-2021 9:05 AM EDT
Increasing Use of Behavioral Care Helps Patients Recover Faster from Surgery
Experts say behavioral medicine works alongside medications and other methods. When patients learn how to manage stress and pain before surgery, they can have better outcomes - including less postsurgical chronic pain and even lower costs.
16-Sep-2021 9:05 AM EDT
The Promise of Regenerative Medicine to Treat Chronic Pain
Regenerative medicine has enormous implications for treatment and prevention of chronic pain including conditions like osteoarthritis, diabetic and peripheral neuropathy, and even spinal cord injuries and degenerative disk disease. According to one...
15-Sep-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Need surgery? Here’s why regional anesthesia is safer than general anesthesia during the coronavirus pandemic
If you don’t have COVID-19, you probably want to stay as far away from a hospital as possible right now. However, the fact is that some people still need emergency surgery. If you or a loved one are in this situation – for any reason – you...
16-Apr-2020 4:20 PM EDT
Chronic pain physician provides guidance for patients during COVID-19
3-Apr-2020 11:40 AM EDT
ASRA Position Addresses Use of Cannabis for Pain. Dr. Samer Narouze is available for interviews
24-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Anesthesiologist Links Antidote Resistance to Killer Synthetic Opioid W-18
24-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
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