Researchers examined the implementation of a restricted opioid prescribing plan for patients who experienced pain post-surgery in efforts to reduce chronic opioid use.
Researchers find that presurgical cannabis use may increase patients’ postsurgical pain when compared to surgical patients who do not use cannabis. The research was presented at the Anesthesiology 2022...
The researchers examined trends in opioid prescribing in the United States as professional organizations update their pain management guidelines to reduce opioid use.
In a study presented at AAGL Virtual 2020, researchers sought to determine the impact of shared decision making on postsurgical opioid prescribing in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy.
In a recent study, researchers examined disparities in opioid prescription rates and prescribed dosages for outpatient knee surgery throughout the United States.
While previous studies have suggested that women are more likely to be prescribed opioid analgesics, the reasons behind these different rates remain uncertain. In a recent study, researchers sought to...
Increasing opioid doses does not appear to help improve symptoms in patients with chronic pain, and lead to an increased risk of adverse effects, according to the results of 2 recent studies.
Because clinicians often prescribe opioids for cirrhosis pain, authors of a new study assessed whether opioids affect patients’ risk of hepatic encephalopathy and, if so, what impact opioid use duration has...
