PAIN MANAGEMENT

*Prepared by Kathy Kessel, Library Service \~ VAMC Northport, NY*

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## April 2002

This bibliography on PAIN MANAGEMENT was prepared by Kathy Kessel,
Library Service, VAMC, Northport, NY, as part of a VA Library Network
(VALNET) effort to identify useful published information relating to
trends in health care. This bibliography will be updated monthly. Please
check with your Library Service if you are interested in this resource
or would like to identify other materials specific to your information
needs.

Other bibliographies prepared for this project are as follows:

CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

CUSTOMER FOCUSED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AND SATISFACTION

Prepared by Sandra Brayson, Library Service, VAMC, Portland, OR

END OF LIFE CARE

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

HEPATITIS C

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT MODEL

Prepared by Joyce Zarrinnahad, Central Office Library, Washington DC

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Prepared by Kathy Kessel, Library Service, VAMC, Northport, NY

PATIENT EDUCATION

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

PATIENT SAFETY

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

VETERAN'S HEALTHCARE

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

WOMEN\'S HEALTH

Prepared by Stephen Perlman, Library Service, VAMC, Durham, NC

# APRIL 2002

Agorastides, I. D. and N. Kumar (2001). "The oblique needle technique in
lumbar facet joint injection." [European Journal of
Radiology]{.underline} 40(3): 240-3.

Ahmed, II and C. W. Breslin (2001). "Role of the bandage soft contact
lens in the postoperative laser in situ keratomileusis patient."
[Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery]{.underline} 27(12): 1932-6.

Ahsan, C. H., A. Shah, et al. (2001). "Acute statin treatment in
reducing risk after acute coronary syndrome: the MIRACL (Myocardial
Ischemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering) Trial."
[Current Opinion in Cardiology]{.underline} 16(6): 390-3.

Alberque, C. and A. Eytan (2001). "Chronic pain presenting as major
depression in a cross-cultural setting." [International Journal of
Psychiatry in Medicine]{.underline} 31(1): 73-6.

Alp, N. J., J. A. Bell, et al. (2001). "A rapid troponin-I-based
protocol for assessing acute chest pain." [Qjm]{.underline} 94(12):
687-94.

Altier, N., D. Dion, et al. (2001). "Successful use of methadone in the
treatment of chronic neuropathic pain arising from burn injuries: a
case-study." [Burns]{.underline} 27(7): 771-5.

American College of Emergency, P. (2002). "Clinical policy: critical
issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the
emergency department with acute headache." [Annals of Emergency
Medicine]{.underline} 39(1): 108-22.

Anonymous (2001). "Baptist joins nationwide \"CRUSADE\" to study care of
patients with chest pain." [Journal of the Mississippi State Medical
Association]{.underline} 42(12): 386.

Antman, E. M., C. H. McCabe, et al. (2002). "Bivalirudin as a
replacement for unfractionated heparin in unstable
angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: observations from the
TIMI 8 trial. The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction." [American
Heart Journal]{.underline} 143(2): 229-34.

Aubrun, F., S. Monsel, et al. (2002). "Postoperative titration of
intravenous morphine in the elderly patient."
[Anesthesiology]{.underline} 96(1): 17-23.

Bae, S. C., H. S. Lee, et al. (2001). "Cross-cultural adaptation and
validation of Korean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC)
and Lequesne osteoarthritis indices for clinical research."
[Osteoarthritis & Cartilage]{.underline} 9(8): 746-50.

Bahit, M. C., C. B. Granger, et al. (2002). "Persistence of the
prothrombotic state after acute coronary syndromes: implications for
treatment." [American Heart Journal]{.underline} 143(2): 205-16.

Boersma, E., R. A. Harrington, et al. (2002). "Platelet glycoprotein
IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes: a meta-analysis of all
major randomised clinical trials." [Lancet]{.underline} 359(9302):
189-98.

Bruera, E. and C. Sweeney (2002). "Methadone use in cancer patients with
pain: a review." [Journal of Palliative Medicine]{.underline} 5(1):
127-38.

Byrne, J., D. Murdoch, et al. (2002). "An audit of activity and outcome
from a daily and a weekly \"one stop\" rapid assessment chest pain
clinic." [Postgraduate Medical Journal]{.underline} 78(915): 43-6.

Camu, F., T. Beecher, et al. (2002). "Valdecoxib, a COX-2-specific
inhibitor, is an efficacious, opioid-sparing analgesic in patients
undergoing hip arthroplasty." [American Journal of
Therapeutics]{.underline} 9(1): 43-51.

Caragher, T. E., B. B. Fernandez, et al. (2002). "Evaluation of
quantitative cardiac biomarker point-of-care testing in the emergency
department." [Journal of Emergency Medicine]{.underline} 22(1): 1-7.

Carli, F. and T. Schricker (2002). "Perioperative epidural analgesia and
nutrition after upper abdominal surgery: unraveling the mechanisms of
protein conservation." [Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine]{.underline}
27(1): 6-8.

Chen, A. C., D. M. Niddam, et al. (2001). "Contact heat evoked
potentials as a valid means to study nociceptive pathways in human
subjects." [Neuroscience Letters]{.underline} 316(2): 79-82.

Chung, S. P., S. W. Kim, et al. (2002). "Primary epiploic appendagitis."
[American Journal of Emergency Medicine]{.underline} 20(1): 62.

Danneels, L. A., A. M. Cools, et al. (2001). "The effects of three
different training modalities on the cross-sectional area of the
paravertebral muscles." [Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in
Sports]{.underline} 11(6): 335-41.

Davis, M. D. and P. Sandroni (2002). "Lidocaine patch for pain of
erythromelalgia." [Archives of Dermatology]{.underline} 138(1): 17-9.

Dougan, J. P., T. P. Mathew, et al. (2001). "Suspected angina pectoris:
a rapid-access chest pain clinic." [Qjm]{.underline} 94(12): 679-86.

Eggly, S. and A. Tzelepis (2001). "Relational control in difficult
physician-patient encounters: negotiating treatment for pain." [Journal
of Health Communication]{.underline} 6(4): 323-33.

Eisenach, J. C., D. D. Hood, et al. (2002). "Phase I safety assessment
of intrathecal injection of an American formulation of adenosine in
humans." [Anesthesiology]{.underline} 96(1): 24-8.

Eisenach, J. C., D. D. Hood, et al. (2002). "Preliminary efficacy
assessment of intrathecal injection of an American formulation of
adenosine in humans." [Anesthesiology]{.underline} 96(1): 29-34.

Evans, D. (2002). "The effectiveness of music as an intervention for
hospital patients: a systematic review." [Journal of Advanced
Nursing]{.underline} 37(1): 8-18.

Farrar, J. T. and R. K. Portenoy (2001). "Neuropathic cancer pain: the
role of adjuvant analgesics." [Oncology (Huntington)]{.underline}
15(11): 1435-42, 1445; discussion 1445, 1450-3.

Feibel, J. B., C. L. Tisdel, et al. (2001). "Lesser metatarsal
osteotomies. A biomechanical approach to metatarsalgia." [Foot & Ankle
Clinics]{.underline} 6(3): 473-89.

Fekrat, S., S. H. Elsing, et al. (2001). "Eye pain after vitreoretinal
surgery: a prospective study of 185 patients." [Retina]{.underline}
21(6): 627-32.

Fine, P. G. (2002). "Fear and loathing on the care path: treating pain
and suffering." [Western Journal of Medicine]{.underline} 176(1): 17.

Flippen, C. C., 2nd (2001). "Pearls and pitfalls of headache." [Seminars
in Neurology]{.underline} 21(4): 371-6.

Franzius, C., S. Bielack, et al. (2001). "High-activity
samarium-153-EDTMP therapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem
cell support in unresectable osteosarcoma."
[Nuclear-Medizin]{.underline} 40(6): 215-20.

Freeman, K., C. Smyth, et al. (2001). "Pain measurement scales: a
comparison of the visual analogue and faces rating scales in measuring
pressure ulcer pain." [Journal of Wocn]{.underline} 28(6): 290-6.

Guo, Y. and R. Yadav (2002). "Improving function after total sacrectomy
by using a lumbar-sacral corset." [American Journal of Physical Medicine
& Rehabilitation]{.underline} 81(1): 72-6.

Haberle, C. B., A. Van Stewart, et al. (2001). "Special considerations
for treating dental patients exhibiting the \"post-polio syndrome\"."
[Special Care in Dentistry]{.underline} 21(5): 167-71.

Haines, C. J., S. F. Yim, et al. (2001). "The effect of continuous
combined hormone replacement therapy on arterial reactivity in
postmenopausal women with established angina pectoris."
[Atherosclerosis]{.underline} 159(2): 467-70.

Hall, R. and C. Chong (2001). "A double-blind, parallel-group study of
amlodipine versus long-acting nitrate in the management of elderly
patients with stable angina." [Cardiology]{.underline} 96(2): 72-7.

Hassager, C., K. Thygesen, et al. (2001). "Different effects of calcium
antagonist and beta-blocker therapy on left-ventricular diastolic
function in ischemic heart disease. A direct comparison of the impact of
mibefradil and atenolol." [Cardiology]{.underline} 96(2): 65-71.

Herr, H. W. and M. Schneider (2001). "Immediate versus delayed
outpatient flexible cystoscopy: final report of a randomized study."
[Canadian Journal of Urology]{.underline} 8(6): 1406-8.

Horlocker, T. T., J. R. Hebl, et al. (2002). "Opioid-free analgesia
following total knee arthroplasty\--a multimodal approach using
continuous lumbar plexus (psoas compartment) block, acetaminophen, and
ketorolac." [Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine]{.underline} 27(1):
105-8.

Ilfeld, B. M. and F. K. Enneking (2002). "A portable mechanical pump
providing over four days of patient-controlled analgesia by perineural
infusion at home." [Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine]{.underline}
27(1): 100-4.

Indelicato, R. A. and R. K. Portenoy (2002). "Opioid rotation in the
management of refractory cancer pain." [Journal of Clinical
Oncology]{.underline} 20(1): 348-52.

Jager, M., T. Hemmerling, et al. (2002). "Retrobulbar catheter technique
for postoperative titratable analgesia after glaucoma surgery." [Journal
of Glaucoma]{.underline} 11(1): 26-9.

Kane, R. L., B. Bershadsky, et al. (2002). "Efforts to standardize the
reporting of pain." [Journal of Clinical Epidemiology]{.underline}
55(2): 105-10.

Kelly, D. J., M. Ahmad, et al. (2001). "Preemptive analgesia II: recent
advances and current trends." [Canadian Journal of
Anaesthesia]{.underline} 48(11): 1091-101.

Kilbourne, A. M., R. M. Andersen, et al. (2002). "Response to symptoms
among a U.S. national probability sample of adults infected with human
immunodeficiency virus." [Medical Care Research & Review]{.underline}
59(1): 36-58.

Kleppel, J. B., A. E. Lincoln, et al. (2002). "Assessing head-injury
survivors of motor vehicle crashes at discharge from trauma care."
[American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation]{.underline}
81(2): 114-22; quiz 123-5, 142.

Kopacz, D. J. and J. M. Neal (2002). "Regional anesthesia and pain
medicine: residency training\--the year 2000." [Regional Anesthesia &
Pain Medicine]{.underline} 27(1): 9-14.

Kucukdeveci, A. A., A. Tennant, et al. (2001). "Validation of the
Turkish version of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire for use in
low back pain." [Spine]{.underline} 26(24): 2738-43.

Labinaz, M., R. Kilaru, et al. (2002). "Outcomes of patients with acute
coronary syndromes and prior coronary artery bypass grafting: results
from the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in unstable angina: receptor
suppression using integrilin therapy (PURSUIT) trial."
[Circulation]{.underline} 105(3): 322-7.

Lam, P. L. and G. Y. Ng (2001). "Activation of the quadriceps muscle
during semisquatting with different hip and knee positions in patients
with anterior knee pain." [American Journal of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation]{.underline} 80(11): 804-8.

Lasch, K., A. Greenhill, et al. (2002). "Why study pain? A qualitative
analysis of medical and nursing faculty and students\' knowledge of and
attitudes to cancer pain management." [Journal of Palliative
Medicine]{.underline} 5(1): 57-71.

Le May, S., J. F. Hardy, et al. (2001). "Patients\' perceptions of
cardiac anesthesia services: a pilot study." [Canadian Journal of
Anaesthesia]{.underline} 48(11): 1127-42.

Ledbetter, T. J. (2001). "A pastoral perspective on pain management."
[Journal of Pastoral Care]{.underline} 55(4): 379-87.

Legome, E. L., A. L. Belton, et al. (2002). "Epiploic appendagitis: the
emergency department presentation." [Journal of Emergency
Medicine]{.underline} 22(1): 9-13.

Lin, W. and J. Geiderman (2002). "Myth: fluids, bed rest, and caffeine
are effective in preventing and treating patients with post-lumbar
puncture headache." [Western Journal of Medicine]{.underline} 176(1):
69-70.

List, T., A. Tegelberg, et al. (2001). "Intra-articular morphine as
analgesic in temporomandibular joint arthralgia/osteoarthritis."
[Pain]{.underline} 94(3): 275-82.

Moore, R. and M. Chester (2001). "Neuromodulation for chronic refractory
angina." [British Medical Bulletin]{.underline} 59: 269-78.

Muijsers, R. B. and A. J. Wagstaff (2001). "Transdermal fentanyl: an
updated review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic
efficacy in chronic cancer pain control." [Drugs]{.underline} 61(15):
2289-307.

Nadler, S. F., J. H. Feinberg, et al. (2001). "Effect of topical heat on
electromyographic power density spectrum in subjects with myofascial
pain and normal controls: a pilot study." [American Journal of Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation]{.underline} 80(11): 809-15.

Nageh, T., R. A. Sherwood, et al. (2002). "Cardiac troponin I for risk
stratification following percutaneous coronary artery intervention in
acute coronary syndromes." [Catheterization & Cardiovascular
Interventions]{.underline} 55(1): 37-42.

Naredo, E., P. Aguado, et al. (2002). "Painful shoulder: comparison of
physical examination and ultrasonographic findings." [Annals of the
Rheumatic Diseases]{.underline} 61(2): 132-6.

Negrini, S., E. Politano, et al. (2001). "General practitioners\'
management of low back pain: impact of clinical guidelines in a
non-English-speaking country." [Spine]{.underline} 26(24): 2727-33;
discussion 2734.

Newby, D. E. and K. A. Fox (2001). "Unstable angina: the first 48 hours
and later in-hospital management." [British Medical
Bulletin]{.underline} 59: 69-87.

Ng, H. P., K. F. Cheong, et al. (2001). "Intraoperative single-shot
\"3-in-1\" femoral nerve block with ropivacaine 0.25%, ropivacaine 0.5%
or bupivacaine 0.25% provides comparable 48-hr analgesia after
unilateral total knee replacement." [Canadian Journal of
Anaesthesia]{.underline} 48(11): 1102-8.

Ojala, R., R. Klemola, et al. (2001). "Sacro-iliac joint arthrography in
low back pain: feasibility of MRI guidance." [European Journal of
Radiology]{.underline} 40(3): 236-9.

Payen, J. F., O. Bru, et al. (2001). "Assessing pain in critically ill
sedated patients by using a behavioral pain scale." [Critical Care
Medicine]{.underline} 29(12): 2258-63.

Peleg, R. and P. Shvartzman (2002). "Low-dose intravenous lidocaine as
treatment for proctalgia fugax." [Regional Anesthesia & Pain
Medicine]{.underline} 27(1): 97-9.

Prieto-Alvarez, P., I. Tello-Galindo, et al. (2002). "Continuous
epidural infusion of racemic methadone results in effective
postoperative analgesia and low plasma concentrations." [Canadian
Journal of Anaesthesia]{.underline} 49(1): 25-31.

Prifti, E., M. Bonacchi, et al. (2002). "Reoperative revascularization
of an occluded left subclavian artery and left internal mammary artery
ostial stenosis." [European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery]{.underline} 21(1): 108-10.

Reid, R. I. (2001). "Acute postoperative pain management: a review."
[Canadian Journal of Urology]{.underline} 8(6): 1394-400.

Reilly, B. M., A. T. Evans, et al. (2002). "Triage of patients with
chest pain in the emergency department: a comparative study of
physicians\' decisions." [American Journal of Medicine]{.underline}
112(2): 95-103.

Rooke, G. A., J. G. Reves, et al. (2002). "Anesthesiology and geriatric
medicine: mutual needs and opportunities." [Anesthesiology]{.underline}
96(1): 2-4.

Rothrock, S. G., P. Brandt, et al. (2001). "Is there gender bias in the
prehospital management of patients with acute chest pain?" [Prehospital
Emergency Care]{.underline} 5(4): 331-4.

Salerno, S. M., R. Browning, et al. (2002). "The effect of
antidepressant treatment on chronic back pain: a meta-analysis."
[Archives of Internal Medicine]{.underline} 162(1): 19-24.

Schulman, S. P., D. R. Thiemann, et al. (2002). "Effects of acute
hormone therapy on recurrent ischemia in postmenopausal women with
unstable angina." [Journal of the American College of
Cardiology]{.underline} 39(2): 231-7.

Shaw, W. S., G. Pransky, et al. (2001). "Early prognosis for low back
disability: intervention strategies for health care providers."
[Disability & Rehabilitation]{.underline} 23(18): 815-28.

Shir, Y., G. Rosen, et al. (2001). "Methadone is safe for treating
hospitalized patients with severe pain." [Canadian Journal of
Anaesthesia]{.underline} 48(11): 1109-13.

Slowinski, J. (2001). "Multimodal sex therapy for the treatment of
vulvodynia: a clinician\'s view." [Journal of Sex & Marital
Therapy]{.underline} 27(5): 607-13.

Smith, L. (2002). "Chronic pain and its management in primary care."
[Southern Medical Journal]{.underline} 95(1): 108.

Smith, P. S. (2001). "Gulliver\'s travels, assessment, reliability, and
validity." [Journal of Wocn]{.underline} 28(6): 261-2.

Solomon, D. H., D. A. Ganz, et al. (2002). "Which patients with unstable
angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction should have immediate cardiac
catheterization? A clinical decision rule for predicting who will fail
medical therapy." [Journal of Clinical Epidemiology]{.underline} 55(2):
121-8.

Sorokin, M. (2001). "In the end. When specialists treat diseases, who
treats the patient?" [Medical Journal of Australia]{.underline} 175(10):
556-7.

Sun, K. O., K. C. Chan, et al. (2001). "Acupuncture for frozen
shoulder." [Hong Kong Medical Journal]{.underline} 7(4): 381-91.

Swica, Y. and W. Breitbart (2002). "Treating pain in patients with AIDS
and a history of substance use." [Western Journal of
Medicine]{.underline} 176(1): 33-9.

Szwed, H., Z. Sadowski, et al. (2001). "Combination treatment in stable
effort angina using trimetazidine and metoprolol: results of a
randomized, double-blind, multicentre study (TRIMPOL II). TRIMetazidine
in POLand." [European Heart Journal]{.underline} 22(24): 2267-74.

Tanne, D., A. Shotan, et al. (2002). "Severity of angina pectoris and
risk of ischemic stroke." [Stroke]{.underline} 33(1): 245-50.

Tiernan, E., M. Kearney, et al. (2001). "Effectiveness of a teaching
programme in pain and symptom management for junior house officers."
[Supportive Care in Cancer]{.underline} 9(8): 606-10.

van Tulder, M. W. (2001). "Treatment of low back pain: myths and facts."
[Schmerz]{.underline} 15(6): 499-503.

Villareal, R. P., P. Kim, et al. (2001). "Unstable angina and
non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: perspectives on
combination therapy." [Texas Heart Institute Journal]{.underline} 28(4):
276-87.

Vinson-Bonnet, B., J. C. Coltat, et al. (2002). "Local infiltration with
ropivacaine improves immediate postoperative pain control after
hemorrhoidal surgery." [Diseases of the Colon & Rectum]{.underline}
45(1): 104-8.

Waters, D. D. (2002). "Estrogen therapy for unstable angina: another
bump for the bandwagon." [Journal of the American College of
Cardiology]{.underline} 39(2): 238-40.

Wheeler, A. H., P. Goolkasian, et al. (2001). "Botulinum toxin A for the
treatment of chronic neck pain." [Pain]{.underline} 94(3): 255-60.

White, K. P. and M. Harth (2001). "To lump or to split. The importance
of tender points." [Journal of Rheumatology]{.underline} 28(10): 2362-3.

White, K. R., C. E. Cochran, et al. (2002). "Hospital provision of
end-of-life services: who, what, and where? \[see comments.\]." [Medical
Care]{.underline} 40(1): 17-25.

Williams, N. H., C. Wilkinson, et al. (2001). "Extending the Aberdeen
Back Pain Scale to include the whole spine: a set of outcome measures
for the neck, upper and lower back." [Pain]{.underline} 94(3): 261-74.

Wolf, E., K. Petersson, et al. (2001). "Long-lasting orofacial pain\--a
study of 109 consecutive patients referred to a pain group." [Swedish
Dental Journal]{.underline} 25(3): 129-36.

Wulsin, L., T. Liu, et al. (2002). "A randomized, controlled trial of
panic disorder treatment initiation in an emergency department chest
pain center." [Annals of Emergency Medicine]{.underline} 39(2): 139-43.

Yellen, E. and G. C. Davis (2001). "Patient satisfaction in ambulatory
surgery." [AORN Journal]{.underline} 74(4): 483-6, 489-94, 496-8.

Zuberbier, O. A., D. G. Hunt, et al. (2001). "Commentary on the American
Medical Association guides\' lumbar impairment validity checks."
[Spine]{.underline} 26(24): 2735-7.