jenny, Author at Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine

Ultrasound Guided Occipital Nerve Blocks for Posterior Craniotomies

A new study by the Department of Anesthesia at Lurie Children’s hospital has published an interesting case series on the use of ultrasound guided occipital nerve blocks for posterior craniotomies.

Follow the link to read the study: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/8/1374#

Question of the Month – February 2024

When discussing patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. EDS patients have decreased efficacy to local anesthetic medications when local infiltration is performed

B. Many patients with EDS also have concurrent chronic pain

C. The response of larger peripheral nerve bundles to local anesthetic medications is similar to the response following local infiltration analgesia

D. EDS is a hereditary disease that results in impaired connective tissue integrity

Correct! Wrong!

Question of the Month - February 2024

Question of the Month – January 2024

A 17-year-old female cheerleader presents for right shoulder anthroscopy. She has a history of rotator cuff injury with lingering pain for 4 months. Which of the following is not a risk factor for persistent postoperative opioid use (PPOU) in children and adolescents?

A. Past or current opioid use

B. Older age

C. Family history of Substance Use Disorder

D. Female sex

E. All of the above are risk factors for persistent postoperative opioid use in children and adolescents.

Correct! Wrong!

Question of the Month - January 2024

FDA Approves First Test to Help Identify Elevated Risk of Developing Opioid Use Disorder

U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first test that uses DNA in assessing whether certain individuals may have an elevated risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD). The test, AvertD, intended to be used prior to first exposure to oral opioid pain medications in patients being considered for a 4-30 day prescription for the treatment of acute pain.

Follow the link for the full news release: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/fda-approves-first-test-help-identify-elevated-risk-developing-opioid-use-disorder

Perioperative Regional Anesthesia Pain Outcomes in Children: A Retrospective Study of 3,160 Regional Anesthetics in Routine Practice

SPPM members from Stanford University recently published a retrospective study in The Clinical Journal of Pain, analyzing pediatric regional anesthesia from 2014-2021 and their perioperative outcomes.

Follow this link to the study and their results: https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/abstract/9900/perioperative_regional_anesthesia_pain_outcomes_in.135.aspx

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