Opioids have dominated the management of perioperative pain in recent decades with
higher doses than ever before used in some circumstances. Through the expanding use of …

In 2020, fentanyl and its analogs contributed to~ 65% of drug-attributed fatalities in the USA,
with a threatening increasing trend during the last ten years. These synthetic opioids used …

BACKGROUND TO OPIOID USE DISORDER, TREATMENT PRINCIPLES, AND THE
ANESTHESIOLOGIST OUD is defined by the overpowering desire to obtain and use opioids …

Background: Over-prescription of opioids after surgery remains common. Residual and
unnecessarily prescribed opioids can provide a reservoir for nonmedical use. We therefore …

Objective: Evaluate the association of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines with
new persistent opioid use after surgery. Summary Background Data: Patients exposed to …

Background: Contemporary perioperative practice seeks to use less intraoperative opioid,
diminish postoperative pain and opioid use, and enable less post-discharge opioid …

Background Opioid analgesic use before total hip or knee arthroplasty has been associated
with worse postoperative outcomes. This pilot study aimed to examine the feasibility of a …

Introduction Chronic pain is one of the most frequent clinical problems after inguinal hernia
surgery. Despite more than two decades of research and numerous publications, no …

Objective To assess the risk of persistent opioid use following various urologic procedures in
adolescents and young adults. Materials and Methods The TriNetX LLC Diamond Network …

The role of informatics in public health has increased over the past few decades, and the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has underscored the critical importance of …