The holistic approach to patient care and pain management used by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) can help prevent opioid dependency.
Non Addictive and Safe Opioid Analgesics Reported in Animal Models
The discovery of non addictive and safe opioid analgesics without any respiratory side effects was reported in animal models.
The discovery of non addictive and safe opioid analgesics without any respiratory side effects was reported in animal models.
‘The holistic approach to patient care and pain management used by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) can help prevent opioid dependency, substance use disorder, drug overdoses and death.’
According to the 2016 National Pain Strategy, a diverse pain management strategy combines a range of therapies that may include medical, surgical, psychological, behavioral, and integrative approaches to care. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is one such multimodal (multiple-approach) strategy that CRNAs use to effectively manage pain from pre-procedure to post-discharge with less reliance on opioids. Techniques such as regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, non-pharmacologic approaches, and non-opioid based pharmacologic measures also help reduce opioid use and shorten hospital stays. Research has shown that a multimodal approach to pain management can be more effective and create less risk than solely prescribing opioids to manage pain.
CRNAs are highly educated anesthesia professionals who are the hands-on providers of approximately 43 million anesthetics to patients in the United States each year. CRNAs work in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered including hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, pain management facilities, and office-based practices providing acute and chronic pain management services.
Opioid Analgesics Found to Raise Risk of Fracture In Elderly Arthritis Patients
The question - are arthritis patients on opioid analgesics more prone to fractures compared to those who take NSAIDs for arthritis pain find answer here.
The question - are arthritis patients on opioid analgesics more prone to fractures compared to those who take NSAIDs for arthritis pain find answer here.
Racial Bias Leads To Disparities In Pain Management
Almost half of the white medical students and residents in the US hold false beliefs about biological differences between black and white people.
Almost half of the white medical students and residents in the US hold false beliefs about biological differences between black and white people.
Long-Term Opioids may Not be Best Pain Management Option for Sickle Cell Patients
Adults with sickle cell disease who are treated long-term with opioids often fared worse in measures of pain, fatigue and curtailed daily activities.
Adults with sickle cell disease who are treated long-term with opioids often fared worse in measures of pain, fatigue and curtailed daily activities.
