Introduction As a result of the ongoing public health crisis of opioid addiction in the United States, increased focus and scrutiny have been placed on physicians' pain management practices. Moreover, postoperative opioid prescribing practices after routine surgical procedures are often…
Introduction Opioids were initially used for acute and cancer-related pain in the early 20th century. In a seminal campaign in 1996, the American Pain Society (APS) introduced “pain as the fifth vital sign” to address the issue of inadequate treatment…
Introduction Since the 1990s, the increasing incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose deaths involving opioids have reached epidemic proportions. Rising use has been associated with both medical and nonmedical opioid use. While opioids are an effective form of…
Introduction With the setting of the opioid epidemic, a focus has been placed on understanding the prescribing patterns of physicians for postoperative surgery pain. A 2018 survey of 1770 members of the American Rhinologic Society was conducted regarding the prescribing…
List of abbreviations AAO/HNSF American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation APCD advanced pneumatic compression devices CI confidence interval CNS central nervous system COX cyclooxygenase ERAS enhanced recovery after surgery FDA Food and Drug Administration GFR glomerular filtration rate…
Overview Otology and neurotology encompass a broad spectrum of procedures, from minor surgical procedures performed under local anesthesia in an outpatient setting (e.g., bone-anchored hearing aid placement), to complex intracranial surgeries involving critical neurovascular structures that require ICU admission (e.g.,…
Introduction The two most common pediatric surgeries in the United States, tympanostomy tube insertion and tonsillectomy, are both performed by otolaryngologists. For this reason, a contemporary understanding of pediatric perioperative pain control is critical for otolaryngologists. The majority of these…
Introduction Pain management is a major concern for many patients who contemplate undergoing facial plastic and reconstructive surgeries. Numerous over-the-counter and prescription pain medications have been used to address this important and universal patient issue. The treatment of acute postoperative…
Introduction The nasal cavity exists to warm, humidify, and sample air for olfaction as we inspire. The role of the paranasal sinuses is not as clear, though it is hypothesized that they exist, at least in part, to lighten the…
Acknowledgment We would like to express our appreciation to Dr. Roger Goucke for the invaluable input, suggestion, and language editing of the manuscript. Introduction Pain has recently been redefined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling…