RAPM Focus

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RAPM Focus is devoted to exploring the provocative and impactful aspects of the research published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (RAPM) - rapm.bmj.com. Authors are joined by Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Brian Sites, and other members of the RAPM...

Episodes

Episode 52: Impact of removing liposomal bupivacaine from a health system formulary on length of stay: an observational study in video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection

Episode 51: Utilization and opioid outcomes of a transitional pain service in high-risk surgical veterans: a cohort study

Episode 50: Pro–con debate on perioperative gabapentinoids: a nuanced approach is the best one

Episode 49: SPACE-Postpartum: a multidomain biopsychosocial framework for predicting chronic pain and impaired recovery after cesarean delivery – proof-of-concept report

Episode 48: Long-term outcomes of amputation in patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): a mixed-methods study

Episode 47: Outpatient continuous adductor canal block (CACB) for total knee arthroplasty: a double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial

Episode 46: Postsurgical opioid prescribing among veterans using community care for orthopedic surgery at non-VA hospitals compared to a VA hospital with a transitional pain service

Episode 45: Post-Surgical Medication, Awareness, Recovery, and Tracking Using a Phone-Based App

Episode 44: Regional Anesthesiology Fellowships & Their Significance

Episode 43: Developing a method for ultrasound estimation of gastric volume in patients with previous gastric sleeve

Episode 42: Mepivacaine versus bupivacaine spinal anesthesia for return of motor function following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Episode 41: Buprenorphine versus full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Episode 40: Hidden Influence? Unmasking Conflicts of Interest from Randomized Clinical Trials on Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain

Episode 39: Beyond the block: a canvas for well-being and conversation in anesthesiology and pain medicine

Episode 38: Current state of the pain medicine match: perspective and an eye to the future

Episode 37: Single-bolus Injection of Local Anesthetic, With or Without Continuous Infusion, for Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block in the Setting of Multimodal Analgesia

Episode 36: Risk Factors for Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use: An Entity Distinct from Chronic Postsurgical Pain

Episode 35: Nomenclature in Regional Anesthesia

Episode 34: Episode 34: Multisite prospective study of perioperative pain management practices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents

Episode 33: Use of natural language processing method to identify regional anesthesia from clinical notes