Despite these analgesics, his preoperative VPS scores consistently ranged from 6 to 8 out of 10. The staff orthopedic trauma surgeon declined a local anesthetic-based peripheral nerve block because of ...

Anbesol is a topical oral anesthetic that is available OTC, meaning without a prescription. Anbesol contains the active ingredient benzocaine. Benzocaine is a local anesthetic that temporarily numbs ...

the combination of low-dose opioids or other analgesic mechanisms may further enhance efficacy while mitigating side effects, such as dependency. Thanks the Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care ...

The validation of this assessment for low back pain strongly supports the concept of a mechanism-based classification of pain and is a move towards developing better targeted analgesic therapies.

Inherited gain- or loss-of-function mutations in the Na v 1.7α subunit can lead to erythermalgia and congenital analgesia, respectively. Agents such as carbamazepine, lamotrigine and lignocaine ...

Amanda Shelby, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia; Analgesia), urges clinicians to "read between the lines" of anesthetic cases to improve their diagnostic and treatment skills Drawing on more than 20 years of ...