The opioid crisis that exists today developed over the past 30 years. The reasons for this are
many. Good intentions to improve pain and suffering led to increased prescribing of opioids …

Background Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics poses an urgent public health threat.
Limited research has examined factors associated with antibiotic prescribing practices in …

Background Despite a growing body of literature investigating the impact of patients' age
and sex differences on pain, there is little research on how patients' characteristics and …

Opioids are well-recognized as the mainstay of pharmacological treatment for cancer pain
(1). However, concerns about their effectiveness, safety and misuse liability have evolved …

Methods: Patients who underwent a single-level lumbar fusion between August 27, 2017,
and August 31, 2020, were identified and placed categorically into one of two cohorts: an …

Background Despite management of acute pain, concerns regarding pain are still prevalent
in the emergency department (ED). Purpose This study aimed to explore the factors …

Objective To survey the effect of patient satisfaction scores on pain physicians' medical
decision making, with an emphasis on resource utilization. Design Email-based Survey …

For more than a decade, hospital leaders have focused on boosting patient experience
scores as part of the federal government's value-based purchasing (VBP) program …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of the study was to investigate patient satisfaction
amongst academic pain management centers and associated factors. Recent Findings …

本文阐述了在当前分级医疗格局下, 老年慢性疼痛患者就近诊疗需求突出和社区医院就诊患者
数量严重不足的矛盾现状. 进一步深入探讨疼痛医学在社区医院发展滞后的具体原因 …