Search Tag: pain management
2025 23 Oct
Right upper quadrant ultrasound (RUQUS) is central to evaluating suspected acute cholecystitis (AC) in emergency care, yet the influence of pre-examination pain control on diagnostic accuracy remains a practical concern. Evidence drawn from a large retrospective cohort of adults presenting with abdominal pain explores whether opioid analgesia...Read more
2025 23 Oct
Right upper quadrant ultrasound (RUQUS) is central to evaluating suspected acute cholecystitis (AC) in emergency care, yet the influence of pre-examination pain control on diagnostic accuracy remains a practical concern. Evidence drawn from a large retrospective cohort of adults presenting with abdominal pain explores whether opioid analgesia...Read more
2025 23 Oct
Right upper quadrant ultrasound (RUQUS) is central to evaluating suspected acute cholecystitis (AC) in emergency care, yet the influence of pre-examination pain control on diagnostic accuracy remains a practical concern. Evidence drawn from a large retrospective cohort of adults presenting with abdominal pain explores whether opioid analgesia...Read more
2025 24 Jul
Music therapy’s (MT) integration into the ICU liberation bundle is underexplored. We highlight existing literature, present vignettes illustrating MT in action, and offer recommendations to optimise ICU MT across the lifespan. Introduction The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Liberation Bundle (A-F) is a comprehensive set of evidence-based...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Millions of patients undergo image-guided breast biopsy annually. Studies show that some patients, especially women, often anticipate and experience pain during these procedures despite the use of local anaesthesia. Anxiety is a common accompaniment to pain during these biopsies and is influenced by various factors such as concerns over biopsy...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Millions of patients undergo image-guided breast biopsy annually. Studies show that some patients, especially women, often anticipate and experience pain during these procedures despite the use of local anaesthesia. Anxiety is a common accompaniment to pain during these biopsies and is influenced by various factors such as concerns over biopsy...Read more
2019 26 Sep
Interview with Massimo Antonelli, Professor of Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy Massimo Antonelli is a Professor of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. He serves as the Director of the Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care and Emergency...Read more