Primary Care

A retrospective study of 399,500 opioid-naive adults linked initial opioid and gabapentinoid use to higher subsequent OUD or overdose diagnosis risk.

A cluster randomized trial found modestly lower rates of recorded falls and fall-related injuries with EHR-integrated decision support versus usual care.

A quality improvement initiative evaluating a National Early Warning Score–based discharge protocol in medical ICU patients found no significant reduction in readmissions.

Key Highlights Six-month satisfaction data were available for 166 adults undergoing knee surgery.

Interviews with 15 older surgical patients identified psychological and social influences on acute pain, informing a biopsychosocial model.

Interviews explore how older surgical patients perceive their role in postoperative pain management and their preferred level of engagement.

A retrospective study evaluated whether preoperative distress predicts pain clinic referrals after mastectomy with immediate reconstruction.

A randomized controlled trial found lower pain, preoperative anxiety, and rescue analgesic use with biofeedback-guided breathing in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients.

An institutional analysis examines first-year outpatient suzetrigine prescribing across orthopedic surgical and pain services.

A secondary trial analysis found 21% higher odds of greater delirium severity per unit increase in day 1 pain after elective noncardiac surgery.