Pain Management
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Land of plenty (of opioids)
Surgical patients are being given more opioids than they need for postsurgical pain management, raising the risk of addiction. Read MoreAug 24, 2020
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Laughing gas for labor
Although nitrous oxide was less effective than epidural anesthesia for pain management during labor, mothers who used nitrous oxide were equally satisfied with their childbirth experience. Read MoreFeb 21, 2017
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Changes in care improve recovery for surgery patients
Many patients having surgeries at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are experiencing better recoveries, with less opioids for pain, fewer post-surgery complications and shorter hospital stays due to the work of a medical team that has transformed the way surgeries are handled. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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New pain medicine from a fungus?
Collybolide – a natural product isolated from a mushroom – is a promising candidate for the development of non-addictive pain medicines. Read MoreMay 13, 2016
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Study highlights need for orthopaedic surgeons to use caution when prescribing opioid pain medications
A Vanderbilt physician researcher is highlighting that orthopaedic surgeons are among the highest prescribers of opioid pain medicine in the United States and calling on practitioners to exercise caution when prescribing the potentially addictive pain medicine. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Vanderbilt study finds babies exposed to narcotic pain relievers more likely to experience drug withdrawal syndrome
Legally prescribed narcotics taken during pregnancy can lead to neonatal abstinence syndrome, especially in combination with tobacco or SSRIs. Read MoreApr 13, 2015
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Vanderbilt study finds use of methadone to treat pain carries increased risk of death
Outside the hospital, use of methadone to treat pain carries a 46 percent increased risk of death when compared to the equally effective but more costly alternative, morphine SR (sustained release). Read MoreJan 20, 2015
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Capstone app project for MOOC to manage cancer patients’ pain
1,165 budding programmers are participating in the university’s first MOOC capstone project – one that will result in a certificate for graduates and better pain management for patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreOct 24, 2014
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Wellcast: New EMPOWER pain management program
(iStockphoto) Teera Wilkins with the Occupational Health Clinic speaks with Dr. Roy Elam, associate professor at the Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health, about the new EMPOWER pain management program at Vanderbilt. The program is free for Vanderbilt employees… Read MoreFeb 7, 2014