Opioids form an important component of general anesthesia and perioperative analgesia.
Discharge opioid prescriptions are identified as a contributor for persistent opioid use and …

Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

Background The creation of pain as the fifth vital sign led to skyrocketing opioid prescriptions
and a crisis with addiction and abuse among Americans. The purpose of this study was to …

Introduction Nonmedical opioid use is a major public health problem. There is little
standardization in opioid-prescribing practices for pediatric ambulatory surgery, which can …

Background As the nation works to improve the opioid epidemic, safer opioid prescribing is
needed. Prescriber education is one method to assist with this aim. To gauge current …

Pain is a subjective experience for which we lack a thorough mechanistic understanding.
While it has often been considered a secondary symptom of a disease, research has …

BACKGROUND Postoperative outpatient narcotic overprescription plays a significant role in
the opioid epidemic. Outpatient opioid prescription ranges from 150 to 350 oral morphine …

Background Opioid overprescribing is a major contributor to the opioid crisis. The lack of
procedure-specific guidelines contributes to the vast differences in prescribing practices …

Background There is an increasing need to understand what barriers are present to reduce
opioid consumption in orthopedic practice. The purpose of this study was to better …

Background Excess opioid prescribing after surgery can lead to prolonged opioid use and
diversion. We interviewed surgeons who were part of a three-group cluster-randomised …