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ArticleCureus2024

Acute Pain Management in a Multi-site Trauma Patient.

Michael Ayad, Malcolm Lee, Jose L Diz Ferre, Lori Ann Oliver, Sabry Ayad

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Michael AyadOutcomes Research Consortium, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Cleveland, USA.
Malcolm LeeOutcomes Research Consortium, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Cleveland, USA.
Jose L Diz FerreOutcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA.
Lori Ann OliverAnesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, USA.
Sabry AyadOutcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain management is often difficult in the setting of multi-site trauma such as that caused by motor vehicle accidents (MVA), which is especially compounded in the setting of polysubstance abuse. This often results in patients with poor pain tolerance requiring escalating doses of opioid therapy, which creates a vicious cycle. The use of peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) has been shown to decrease overall opioid consumption and can be used effectively to manage postoperative pain in this patient population. Our case report aims to highlight the importance of PNBs as part of a multimodal approach to pain management in patients with polytrauma in the setting of polysubstance abuse.

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acute pain managementadductor canal block (acb)complex trauma mva (motor vehicle accident)local anesthetic systemic toxicity (last)multimodal pain managementopioid-sparing analgesiaparavertebral block (pvb)popliteal nerve blocksubstance use disorder (sud)ultrasound guided nerve block

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PMID38962628
PMCPMC11221626

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