A Standardized Minimal Opioid Prescription Post-Thoracic Surgery Provides Adequate Pain Control.

Background: Given the national opioid crisis, postoperative analgesia at discharge must be thoughtfully prescribed. Data specifically related to thoracic procedures remain scarce. This study assessed adequacy of pain control with standardized and limited opioids after thoracic procedures.

Hyperhidrosis: what is it and why does it occur?

Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating in response to heat or emotional stimuli beyond physiologic need. The ailment is not new and has been described in the literature dating back several centuries. It can be classified as either primary or secondary based on its etiology.

Time to treat: a system redesign focusing on decreasing the time from suspicion of lung cancer to diagnosis.

Introduction: Multiple investigations often result in a lengthy process from the onset of lung cancer-related symptoms until diagnosis. An unpublished chart audit indicated suboptimal delays in patients' courses from onset of symptoms until diagnosis of cancer.

Methods: The Time to Treat Program was designed for patients with clinical or radiographic suspicion of lung cancer.