Recent work demonstrates that epidermal keratinocytes are critical for normal touch sensation. However, it is unknown whether keratinocytes contribute to touch-evoked pain and hypersensitivity after tissue injury. Here, we used a mouse model of paclitaxel treatment to determine the extent to which keratinocyte activity contributes to the severe neuropathic pain that accompanies chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Minim Invasive Gynecol
October 2024
Purpose: To reduce opioid consumption and decrease length of stay (LOS) in bariatric surgical patients by implementing an evidence-based, nonpharmacologic enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) intervention bundle.
Design: Evidence-based practice project.
Methods: We developed and implemented a nonpharmacologic ERAS bundle from existing American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Standards and bariatric and subspecialty surgical ERAS protocols to standardize the postoperative nursing care of bariatric patients.