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BACKGROUND: Hip preservations surgeries are a type of surgical intervention used to often delay or prevent arthritis in patients before damage has occurred. A hip arthroscopy, a type of hip preservation surgery, allows for a minimally invasive method by using an arthroscope, a small fiber-optic tube with a camera attached, and surgical tools to perform the surgery. Hip preservation surgeries are often linked with moderate to severe postoperative pain, often leading to the use of substantial anesthesia. Nerve blocks have become increasingly popular for certain procedures as there may be advantages with postoperative pain and other same-day recovery advantages. Nerve blocks continue to be investigated in their role in lowering postoperative pain, postoperative opioid consumption, length of stay/time in postoperative anesthesia care unit, and patient satisfaction of pain control. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review was to determine the efficacy of nerve blocks for postoperative pain management in hip arthroscopies. METHODS: Two reviewers (J.A., E.B.) independently conducted a literature search in January 2022 with adjudication by a third reviewer using the databases Pubmed, EMBASE, and Medline. The included studies were systematically screened and reviewed, and data was analyzed. RESULTS: With a quadratus lumborum block, a study showed a significant difference in postoperative VAS pain scores in the study group with a block compared to the control from admission into the PACU through 24 hours after the operation (P<.001). In postoperative opioid consumption, another significant difference was reported in the group with a lumbar plexus block compared to control from the PACU all the way to 24 hours post operation (P<.001). When comparing a fascia iliaca block versus a local infiltration analgesia, a study found that 1 hour post operation the patients reported a significantly lower mean pain level. However, it was found that a fascia iliaca block may be less effective in reducing the number of opioids consumed in the PACU compared to a lumbar plexus block (P=.020). With a femoral nerve block, reports show a significant reduction in postoperative pain using VAS at 30 minutes (P=.009), 1 hour (P=.004), 2 hours(P=.003), 4 hours(P=.006) and 6 hours (P=.0002). Patients who receive a femoral nerve block consumed a mean amount of 47.6 milligrams of morphine equivalents compared to 59.2 milligrams of morphine equivalents in the control group which is significantly less (P=.006). Patients with a lumbar plexus block reported a lower mean pain score compared to a combined spinal epidural (P=.048) at 48 hours (YaDeau et al., 2012). There was no difference observed in pain scores when a lumbar plexus block was compared to a pericapsular injection. The lumbar plexus block had no differences in opioid consumption when compared to both combined spinal epidural and pericapsular injection. CONCLUSION: The use of nerve blocks provides sufficient pain management in hip arthroscopies. The effectiveness of these blocks may be more than other types of analgesic methods in lowering postoperative pain and postoperative opioid consumption.

Background Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is considered a core competency in emergency medicine as patients present to the Emergency Centre (EC) on an unscheduled basis, often complex complaints that necessitate emergent management (1). Previous evidence has consistently shown that procedural sedation and analgesia(PSA) in the EC in the paediatric population, even the very young, is safe if appropriate monitoring is performed and appropriate medications are used (2–5). The aim of the study was to describe the indications for PSA in the paediatric EC population, the fasting status of paediatric patients undergoing PSA, and the complications observed during PSA in a single Western Cape emergency centre. Methods A retrospective, descriptive study was conducted at Mitchells Plain Hospital, a district-level hospital situated in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. All paediatric patients younger than 13 years of age who presented to the EC and received PSA during the study period (December 2020 – April 2021) were included in the study. Data was extracted from a standardised PSA form and simple descriptive statistics were used. Results A total of 116 patients (70,7% male) were included: 13 infants (<1 year of age) 48 young children (1-5 years of age) and 55 older children (5-13 years of age). There were only 2 (1,7%) complications documented, both of which were vomiting and did not require admission. The most of patients received ketamine (93,1%). The standardised PSA form was completed in 49,1% of cases. Indications for PSA included burns debridement (11,2%), suturing (17,2%), fracture reduction (23,3%), lumbar punctures (31,9%) and others (27,6%). The indications for PSA varied between the different age groups. Conclusion The study findings are in accordance with previous international literature. Emergency Centre PSA in the paediatric populations did not show an increase in interventions or complications, despite the fasting status (6). Safe, timely PSA with minimal pain and unnecessary suffering can become the norm in Emergency Medicine practice in South Africa.

To understand pain processing requires the assessment of an individual’s perception of pain with temporal stimulation over different periods. Offset analgesia (OA), a phenomenon widely studied, refers to a disproportionate decrease in pain experience following a small reduction in temperature during noxious thermal stimulation. OA leads to skin desensitization, causing brief pain inhibition at the stimulation site and leading to adaptation and a decrease in pain scores. To avoid sensitization and habituation during thermal pain procedures, previous studies have utilized protocols in which the thermal stimulation is applied to different areas of the skin (e.g., upper forearm versus lower forearm). The reliability of this thermal pain calibration procedure in producing a nonadaptive effect has been previously tested using pain rating scales. The utilization of neuroimaging to further elucidate these relationships has not been widely studied, but it is likely an important tool to investigate these constructs. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a noninvasive optical imaging technique that measures changes in hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations within the brain using the characteristic absorption spectra of Hb in the near-infrared range. This thesis investigated whether adaptation exists across four conditions of the OA paradigm using fNIRS. Introducing fNIRS to define significant differences in brain metrics (e.g., activated regions of interest) in participants who have undergone surgery and are experiencing chronic pain as well as healthy, pain-free controls could have implications for more accurate measures of OA and more reliable pain treatment options. In this study, noxious thermal stimulation was given to 19 participants on the forearm of the nondominant hand through a commonly used three-temperature OA paradigm with offset, constant, and control trials. Each OA paradigm consisted of four conditions (A, B, C, and D) with a pseudorandom sequence design of three trials. OA was implemented with the participant while real-time fNIRS data were obtained on the subject’s prefrontal and somatosensory cortices, regions known to be involved in pain processing. Hemoglobin responses during the four OA trials were evaluated and compared within experimental conditions. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze the significant differences among conditions. Results showed no significant differences among the four OA trials. The findings of this thesis study indicated that brain response from the prefrontal and somatosensory cortices is not affected within the four OA trials. The consistent brain activation across multiple trials of stimulation suggests an absence of adaptive responses. In line with previous findings, these results imply the reliability of such thermal pain calibration procedures by fNIRS brain imaging. Further investigation with a larger sample size is likely for the verification of the findings from this study. / 2026-02-14T00:00:00Z

The present study investigated the effects of suggested analgesia and level of hypnotic susceptibility (high vs. low) on acute radiant heat pain using a signal detection theory model. A signal detection paradigm was used in order to differentiate between sensitivity (sensory-discriminative) and respose bias (motivational-affective) components of pain. Treatments consisted of: (1) a suggested analgesia group, and (2) an expectancy control group. Both groups had equal numbers of high and low scorers on a scale of hypnotic susceptibility. Subjects were 32 male and female undergraduate volunteers assigned equally to each of the two treatment groups and counterbalanced for level of hypnotic susceptibility. Five levels of radiant heat (including zero) were presented. Each subject received 30 stimulus presentations per level and rated each stimulus on a scale from zero to six, with seven being a withdrawal. Self-report inventories of trait and state anxiety were also taken. Subjects participated in pre- and posttreatment sessions of radiant heat stimulation and were given three training sessions in the interim. Results were that sensitivity measures showed a significant decrease for the suggested analgesia group for all but the highest stimulus level paired comparison. There was also a decrease in sensitivity for the expectancy control group for the lowest stimulus pair. Measures of response bias for a report of pain or higher changed nondifferentially across groups and levels, except for the highest stimulus pair, for which the experimental group showed a significant hesitancy to respond relative to the control group. There were no significant difference in terms of treatment effects for high vs. low hypnotic susceptibility. Mean pain ratings decreased for both groups. Trait anxiety did not but state anxiety did decrease significantly after treatment. Results were taken as supporting Gate Control Theory and a figure-ground realignment model of pain. Suggestions were made for directions in future research. / Doctor of Philosophy

Foi estudado o efeito analgésico e anestésico adjuvante do cloridrato de tramadol aplicado localmente, após extração do terceiro molar inferior impactado. Um total de 52 pacientes foi submetido à exodontia sob anestesia local (mepivacaína 2% 1:20 000 corbadrina), em estudo duplo-cego, dose única, cruzado, controlado por placebo. Pacientes e os lados dos procedimentos foram distribuídos aleatoriamente para receberem 2 ml de tramadol (100%) (grupo T) ou 2 ml de solução salina 0,9% (grupo P). Ambas as soluções foram injetadas na submucosa gengival e alvéolo, imediatamente após as cirurgias realizadas por um mesmo cirurgião. Impacção dental e quantidade anestésica foram pareadas. Dados do consumo e a hora de uso de analgésico de resgate (dipirona 500 mg) foram utilizados para avaliar o efeito analgésico de tramadol. Uma Escala Analógica Visual (EAV) de dor foi aplicada após término da anestesia, 4, 8, 24, 48 e 72 horas após cirurgia, com os dados submetidos ao teste de Wilcoxon (p < 0,05). Não houve diferença no bloqueio anestésico e efeitos adversos entre os grupos. O grupo T requisitou um número significativamente menor (p = 0,008) de comprimidos de dipirona durante o período de avaliação (3,37 ± 4,65) do que o grupo P (4,4 ± 3,71). O grupo T levou mais minutos para usar a dipirona após a primeira cirurgia (303,72 ± 416,01) do que o grupo P (185,4 ± 59,4) (p = 0,006). O grupo T apresentou menor média de dor na EAV após término da anestesia (3,55 ± 2,27) do que no grupo P (5,26 ± 2,49) (p = 0,001). O tramadol administrado localmente após exodontia de terceiros molares inferiores melhora a qualidade da analgesia pós-operatória, porém não prolonga a duração da anestesia local com mepivacaína. / The present study sought to assess the analgesic and adjuvant anesthetic effects of surgical site administration of tramadol hydrochloride immediately after extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, singledose, crossover investigation, 52 patients underwent bilateral extraction of impacted mandibular third molars under local anesthesia (mepivacaine 2% with levonordefrin 1:20 000). Patients and procedures, by side of intervention, were randomly assigned to receive either 2 mL of tramadol (100%) (Group T, n = 52) or 2 mL of normal saline, 0.9% (Group P, n = 52). Medications were administered by submucosal injection at the level of the third molar immediately after surgery. All patients were operated on by the same surgeon; patients were paired for technical difficulty and amount of anesthetic solution. Use of supplementary analgesics (500 mg metamizole) and time to first postoperative use of a rescue drug were used to assess the analgesic effect of tramadol. Pain level on both sides (Group T and P) was recorded on a visual analog scale (VAS 010 cm) immediately after cessation of anesthetic effect and at 4, 8, 24, 48, and 72 hours postoperatively. Data were compared using the Wilcoxon test (p < 0.05). There was no difference in anesthetic blockade between groups. There were no differences in reported adverse effects. In the 72 hours following surgery, patients in group T took significantly fewer (p = 0.008) metamizole tablets (3.37 ± 4.65) than did those in group P (4.4 ± 3.71). Time to first dose of a rescue drug (in minutes) was longer in Group T (303.72 ± 416.01) than in Group P (185.4 ± 59.4) (p = 0.006). Tramadol reduced pain intensity values (VAS) significantly in Group T (3.55 ± 2.27) as compared to Group P (5.26 ± 2.49) after anesthetic effect had worn off (p = 0.001). Local administration of tramadol after oral surgery improves the quality of postoperative analgesia, but does not extend the duration of anesthetic action.

Exercícios de força com intensidade preferida ou prescrita resultam em efeitos analgésicos semelhantes em pacientes com FM, sugerindo que o modelo de treinamento deve ser recomendado para melhorar a aderência ao exercício. O objetivo foi comparar o efeito de sessões de exercícios de força com intensidade preferida e prescrita na dor de pacientes com FM. De forma aleatória, as mulheres do sexo feminino (n = 32, idade 20-55 anos) foram submetidas às seguintes sessões de exercício: i) prescrição padrão (STD, 6 x 10 repetições com 60% de uma repetição máxima); ii) carga auto-selecionada com número fixo de repetições (SS); iii) carga auto-selecionada com volume total correspondente ao volume STD (SS-VM); e iii) carga auto-selecionada com um número livre de repetições até atingir o escore 7 na Escala de Percepção ao esforço (SS-PSE). A dor foi avaliada através da Escala Visual Analógica (EVA) e do Questionário de Dor de McGill Short-Form (SF-MPQ) antes imediatamente após e 24, 48, 72 e 96 horas após as sessões de exercícios de força. O humor, escala de afetividade ao exercício e a PSE da sessão também foram medidos. A intensidade foi significativamente menor em SS, SS-VM, SS-PSE do que em STD, enquanto o volume total, humor, afetividade ao exercício e PSE não tiveram diferença entre as sessões. As pontuações de VAS também aumentaram imediatamente após todas as sessões de exercício (p < 0,0001) e, em seguida, reduziram significativamente após 48, 72, 96 h (p < 0,0001), permanecendo elevada em relação aos prévalores. Os valores de SF-MPQ aumentaram significativamente imediatamente após todas as sessões de exercício de resistência (p = 0,025), depois diminuíram gradualmente ao longo do tempo, atingindo os níveis basais às 24 h. Não houve efeito de interação significativa para a dor. As sessões de exercício de força prescrita e preferida não foram capaz de induzir analgesia em pacientes com FM, sugerindo que os modelos de exercícios de força que levem a menores intensidades percebidas podem ser necessários para superar essa resposta anormal nesta síndrome / Preferable and prescribed resistance exercises result similar analgesic effects in FM patients suggesting that the training model should be recommended to improve exercise adherence. Compare the effect of preferred and prescribed resistance exercises on pain in FM patients. In a randomized cross-over fashion, FM female patients (n = 32, age 20-55 years) underwent the following exercise sessions: i) standard prescription (STD; 6 x 10 repetitions at 60% of one-maximum repetition); ii) self-selected load with fixed number of repetitions (SS); iii) self-selected load with total volume matched for STD volume (SS-VM); and iii) self-selected load with a free number of repetitions until achieving score 7 in the rating of perceived exertion (SS-RPE). Pain was assessed through the Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) before and 0, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after the resistance exercise sessions. Mood, affective valence scale and session RPE were also measured. Intensity was significantly lower in SS, SS-VM, SS-RPE than in STD, whereas total volume, mood, affective and RPE were comparable between the sessions. VAS scores equally increased immediately after all the exercise sessions (p < 0.0001), and then significantly reduced after 48, 72, 96 h (p < 0.0001), remaining elevated as compared to pre-values. SF-MPQ values significantly increased immediately after all the resistance exercise sessions (p = 0.025), then gradually reduced across time, reaching baseline levels at 24 h. There was no significant interaction effect for pain. Prescribed and preferable resistance exercise equally failed to induce analgesia in FM patients, suggesting that resistance exercise models leading to lower perceived intensities might be needed to overcome this dysfunctional response in this syndromes

Submitted by Jadson Francisco de Jesus SILVA (jadson@uefs.br) on 2018-01-23T00:22:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o vers?o biblioteca FINAL II Teresa_versao WORD (1) (1).pdf: 2399848 bytes, checksum: a72bd616ac1f702167982548cd4418bb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-23T00:22:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o vers?o biblioteca FINAL II Teresa_versao WORD (1) (1).pdf: 2399848 bytes, checksum: a72bd616ac1f702167982548cd4418bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-29 / Corymbia torelliana (F. Muell.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson (Myrtaceae) is a pollinated species, easy to adapt, high resistance and therapeutic potential. Considering that pollen has demonstrated medicinal potential, this study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition and biological activity of the pollen of this species. The material was collected at Bahia Specialty Cellulose / Copener. The chemical composition (phenolic content, total flavonoids and phytochemical screening) was evaluated from the raw ethanolic pollen extract (EEP) and the biological tests of antioxidant activity, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazila (DPPH) (Rota rod), analgesic activity (tests of abdominal contortions induced by acetic acid, formalin and hot plate) and anti-inflammatory (carrageenan-induced paw edema test) were analyzed using mice. The presence of terpenes, steroids and phenolic compounds was identified and the EEP presented 116.21 ? 7.80 mgEAG / g of phenolic compounds and 35.81 ? 8.37 mgEQ / g of flavonoids. In the antioxidant activity test, pollen was able to sequester DPPH with EC50 of 60.85 ? 4.70 ?g / mL. As for the acute toxicity, no change was observed in the test used, nor was there any alteration in motor coordination in the Rota rod test. It was verified the presence of analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of the EEP in the doses used (75, 150 and 300 mg / kg), and the dose of 75 mg / kg presented the best result. The results indicate an antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential for the EEP of this species, besides a possible peripheral and central activity. / Corymbia torelliana (F. Muell.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson (Myrtaceae) ? uma esp?cie polin?fera, de f?cil adapta??o, grande resist?ncia e poss?veis potencialidades terap?uticas. Considerando que o p?len tem demonstrado potencial medicinal, este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a composi??o qu?mica e atividade biol?gica do p?len dessa esp?cie. A coleta do material foi realizada na empresa Bahia Specialty Cellulose/Copener. A partir do extrato bruto etan?lico do p?len (EEP) foi avaliada a composi??o qu?mica (teor de fen?licos, flavonoides totais e triagem fitoqu?mica) e realizado testes biol?gicos de atividade antioxidante, m?todo 2,2?Difenil?1?picril?hidrazila (DPPH), utilizando camundongos analisou-se toxidade aguda, coordena??o motora (Rota rod), atividade analg?sica (testes das contor??es abdominal induzido pelo ?cido ac?tico, da formalina e da placa quente) e anti-inflamat?ria (teste do edema da pata induzido por carragenina). Foi identificada a presen?a de terpenos, esteroides e compostos fen?licos e o EEP apresentou 116,21?7,80 mgEAG/g de compostos fen?licos e 35,81?8,37 mgEQ/g de flavonoides. No teste de atividade antioxidante o p?len foi capaz de sequestrar o DPPH com CE50 de 60,85?4,70 ?g/mL. Quanto ? toxidade aguda n?o foi observada nenhuma altera??o no teste utilizado, bem como n?o foi verificada altera??es da coordena??o motora no teste do Rota rod. Foi verificada a presen?a de atividade analg?sica e anti-inflamat?ria do EEP nas doses utilizadas (75, 150 e 300 mg/kg), sendo que a dose de 75 mg/kg apresentou o melhor resultado. Os resultados obtidos apontam um potencial antioxidante, analg?sico e anti-inflamat?rio para o EEP dessa esp?cie, al?m de uma poss?vel atividade perif?rica e central.