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In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Ronald G. Pearl and Sean Mackey bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pain/Palliative Care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as psychological approaches for migraine management; ketamine in chronic pain management; spinal cord stimulation for treatment of chronic pain: history and transition to novel waveforms; blinded pain cocktails; transitional pain services; and more. Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the emerging field of potential biased opioid agonists; update on treatments for facial pain; disparities in pain medicine; ultrasound-guided procedures in the management of chronic pain; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pain and palliative care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
List of contents
Emerging Field of Biased Opioid Agonists
Pain Medicine Education in the United States: Success, Threats, and Opportunities
Psychological Approaches for Migraine Management
Ketamine for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review Highlighting Dosing Practices and Treatment Response
Blinded Pain Cocktails: A Reliable and Safe Opioid Weaning Method
Transitional Pain Medicine; New Era, New Opportunities, and New Journey
Review of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Management of Chronic Pain
Disparities in Pain Management
Clinical Approach to Chronic Pain due to Perioperative Nerve Injury
Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trials and Learning Health Systems in Pain Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges
Chronic, Noncancer Pain Care in the Veterans Administration: Current Trends and Future Directions