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Analgesia

High-dose dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone supplementation to interscalene brachial plexus block in arthroscopic shoulder surgery: A randomized, controlled trial

Thirada Srinil, Busara Sirivanasandha, Pathom Halilamien, Pawinee Pangthipampai, Jerattikul Phumchaitheerachort, Patcharaon Sangjak, Suppachai Poolsuppasit

published 07 Aug 2026

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Efficacy of ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block in laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: A double-blinded randomized controlled study

Qianqian Jia, Lili Zhang, Yang Han, Yating Yang, Qian Sun, Zhuo Liu, Chenxi Wu, Qiujun Wang, Fei Liu, Shujuan Liang

published 06 Aug 2026

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Ultrasound-guided sacral multifidus plane block versus caudal epidural block for postoperative analgesia in pediatric hypospadias surgery: A randomized double-blind controlled trial

Amr Sobhy, Radwa Tarek Mohamed, Gihan seif, Manal mohamed kamal shams, Adham Magdy Haggag, Abd El-Aziz A. Abd EL-Aziz

published 30 Jul 2026

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Comparison between two different concentrations of ropivacaine in pericapsular nerve group block for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial

Chenxu Sun, Zhihua Sun, Dawei Liu, Dawei Chen, Ru Dong, Zhiyang Cai

published 21 May 2026

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A systematic review protocol: Efficacy and safety of nitrous oxide in analgesia in burn patients with dressing change

Weifeng Wang, Xianli Meng, Yan Zhao, Wei Gong, Xiaochen Jiang, Wenjuan Cao, Xueling Qiu, Chenxi Sun, Fan Sun, Yuchen Wang, Lu Tang

published 17 Apr 2026

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Assessment of acute pain and its management in an urban emergency department in Ghana

Kwabena Antwi-Donkor, Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom, Godfred Boakye, Ama Antwi-Donkor, Abigail Mensah Hammond, Johnpaul Amenu, Enoch Opoku Afriyie, Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie, Michael Arthur Ofori, Ronald Feldman. Maio

published 20 Mar 2026

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Rethinking procedural pain in labor: A comparison of lidocaine injection techniques for epidural catheter placement assessed with an objective clinician-centric pain score—A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Lukas Croner, Plato Lysandrou, Haosheng Li, Andrew Devine, Tyler Balon, Yun Xia, Nasir Hussain, Yue Yu, Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul, Marco Echeverria Villalobos, Alberto Uribe, Elvia Vera Miquilena, Ling-Qun Hu

published 11 Feb 2026

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Effect of esketamine-based patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on postoperative pain and quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Ruirui Bi, Jiqiang Zhang, Ruijuan Liu, Lijuan Li, Yuxi Su, Mengjun Xu, Wenjun Yan

published 27 Jan 2026

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Continuous wound infiltration versus placebo following elective minimally invasive colorectal surgery (CIMICS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Sofie Glazemakers, Stijn H.J. Ketelaers, Harm J. Scholten, Robert-Jan Schipper, Michaël I. Meesters, Jacobus W.A. Burger, Johanne G. Bloemen

published 21 Jan 2026

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Pharmacokinetics and analgesic efficacy of fentanyl and buprenorphine in chicken embryos

Luis Truhlar, Julia Werner, Marie-Louise Schmid, Aylina Glasenapp, Heike Baehre, Judith Reiser, Julia Koerner, Heidrun Potschka, Marion Bankstahl, Christine Baumgartner

published 08 Jan 2026

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Effectiveness and safety of nurse-led different epidural analgesia methods based on symptom management theory in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: A single-center RCT protocol

You Yuan, Qian Luo, Feiyu Yan, Li Li, Lifeng He, Yan Zhou, Chunlan Wu, Mingli Zhong, Fang Chen, Xia Zhang, Junxi Chen, Bao Fu, Rujun Hu

published 02 Jan 2026

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Age and gender disparities in administration of opioid for cardiac chest pain in the emergency department

Emad Awad, Heba Abushanab, Raed Darwish, Taryn Hunt-Smith, Mohamed Shubair, Jeffrey Druck

published 26 Dec 2025

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Assessment of awareness and attitudes of pregnant women toward labor epidural analgesia and factors influencing the decision to opt for it: A cross-sectional study

Adugna Aregawi Kassa, Wosenyeleh A. Sahle, Tsehaynew Desalew, Zufan Lakew, Tigist Behabtu

published 26 Nov 2025

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