The Grizzly, October 2, 2008

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Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries

Background: Balancing opioid stewardship and the need for adequate analgesia following discharge after surgery is challenging. This study aimed to compare the outcomes for patients discharged with opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after common surgical procedures.Methods: This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study collected data from patients undergoing common acute and elective general surgical, urological, gynaecological, and orthopaedic procedures. The primary outcomes were patient-reported time in severe pain measured on a numerical analogue scale from 0 to 100% and patient-reported satisfaction with pain relief during the first week following discharge. Data were collected by in-hospital chart review and patient telephone interview 1 week after discharge.Results: The study recruited 4273 patients from 144 centres in 25 countries; 1311 patients (30.7%) were prescribed opioid analgesia at discharge. Patients reported being in severe pain for 10 (i.q.r. 1-30)% of the first week after discharge and rated satisfaction with analgesia as 90 (i.q.r. 80-100) of 100. After adjustment for confounders, opioid analgesia on discharge was independently associated with increased pain severity (risk ratio 1.52, 95% c.i. 1.31 to 1.76; P < 0.001) and re-presentation to healthcare providers owing to side-effects of medication (OR 2.38, 95% c.i. 1.36 to 4.17; P = 0.004), but not with satisfaction with analgesia (beta coefficient 0.92, 95% c.i. -1.52 to 3.36; P = 0.468) compared with opioid-free analgesia. Although opioid prescribing varied greatly between high-income and low- and middle-income countries, patient-reported outcomes did not.Conclusion: Opioid analgesia prescription on surgical discharge is associated with a higher risk of re-presentation owing to side-effects of medication and increased patient-reported pain, but not with changes in patient-reported satisfaction. Opioid-free discharge analgesia should be adopted routinely

Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010-2020.

Hepatitis E virus is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis. We analyzed reports of hepatitis E outbreaks among forcibly displaced populations in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010-2020. Twelve independent outbreaks occurred, and >30,000 cases were reported. Transmission was attributed to poor sanitation and overcrowding

Passengers’ safety perception on public transport usage during post-COVID-19 in federal capital territory Abuja, Nigeria

The COVID-19 pandemic forces the entire world to deal with a myriad of new challenges that affected the entire world. The major goal of this research is to study the passenger’s safety perception on public transport usage during the post covid-19 in Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The study was quantitative which employed primary sources. The data were sourced through distribution of google form questionnaires. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences IBM Version 26. The findings from the analysis revealed that public transport users are satisfied with the covid-19 precautionary measures and level of safety. The study concluded that, given the high risks of contaminating the covid-19 in the public transport, ensuring passengers safety should be prioritized in other to limit the spread of covid-19. The study recommended that relevant authorities such as Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), National Orientation Agency (NOA), FCT Transport Secretariat, Nigerian Police Force (NPF) should focus on raising the public awareness on the use of facemasks, hand sanitizer, physical distancing and avoiding crowded vehicles as part of the covid-19 precautionary measures when using public transport