Patients with cancer pain require a patient-centred approach to management. Opioid analgesia continues to be the mainstay of management for moderate-to-severe cancer pain.
Associate Professor Bridin Murnion revisits Dr Lindy Roberts’ practical guidance on managing acute pain in patients with substance use disorder and comments on recent developments and best practices.
The core principles in the 2021 article remain relevant, and recent updates outlined in the guest editorial offer clinicians improved resources for managing acute pain and opioid use in patients with substance use disorder.
Individualised care, nonpharmacological therapies and opioid minimisation are central to managing chronic knee osteoarthritis pain. Targeted nerve procedures can provide pain relief for patients with persistent symptoms.
