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SynthesisCurrent pain and headache reports2024

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Postoperative Analgesia: A Narrative Review.

Alan D Kaye, Taylor R Plaisance, Summer A Smith, Amanda R Ragland, Michael J Alfred, Catherine G Nguyen, Azem A Chami, Saurabh Kataria, Kylie Dufrene, Sahar Shekoohi and 1 more

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Synthesis in Current pain and headache reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Taylor R PlaisanceSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Summer A SmithSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Amanda R RaglandSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Michael J AlfredSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Catherine G NguyenSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Azem A ChamiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Saurabh KatariaDepartment of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Kylie DufreneSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Sahar ShekoohiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA. sahar.shekoohi@lsuhs.edu.
Christopher L RobinsonDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewRecent research has shown the effectiveness of peripheral nerve stimulators (PNS) in managing chronic pain conditions. Ongoing studies aim to explore its potential application in treating acute postoperative pain states. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the role of PNS in providing relief for postoperative pain. RECENT

findingsClinical studies investigating the use of peripheral nerve stimulators (PNS) for analgesia following various surgeries, such as total knee arthroplasty, anterior cruciate ligament repair, ankle arthroplasty, rotator cuff repair, hallux valgus correction, and extremity amputation, have shown promising results. Lead placement locations include the brachial plexus, sciatic, femoral, tibial, genicular, perineal, sural, radial, median, and ulnar nerves. These studies consistently report clinically significant reductions in pain scores, and some even indicate a decrease in opioid consumption following PNS for postoperative pain. PNS involves the subcutaneous placement of electrode leads to target peripheral nerve(s) followed by delivery of an electric current via an external pulse generator. While the precise mechanism is not fully understood, the theory posits that PNS modulates electrical stimulation, hindering the signaling of nociceptive pain. PNS presents itself as an alternative to opioid therapy, holding promise to address the opioid epidemic by offering a nonpharmacologic approach for both acute and chronic pain states.

Indexed as

Peripheral NervesPostoperative PainAnalgesiaElectric Stimulation TherapyHumansPain ManagementOpioid-sparing analgesiaPeripheral nerve stimulationPostoperative pain control

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PMID38642233
OpenAlexW4394988494

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