Persistent postoperative opioid use is thought to contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic
in the United States. However, efforts to study and address the issue have been stymied by …

One of the key ambitions of neuroimaging-based pain biomarker research is to augment
patient and clinician reporting of clinically relevant phenomena with neural measures for …

Importance Guidelines recommend using gabapentin to decrease postoperative pain and
opioid use, but significant variation exists in clinical practice. Objective To determine the …

Post-surgical opioid prescribing intended for the short-term management of acute pain may
lead to long-term opioid use. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of …

Importance Acute postoperative pain is associated with the development of persistent
postsurgical pain, but it is unclear which aspect is most estimable. Objective To identify …

Objective This study aims to assess the feasibility of digital perioperative behavioral pain
medicine intervention in breast cancer surgery and evaluate its impact on pain …

Treating acute pain after thoracotomy surgery and preventing the development of chronic
post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) remain significant challenges in this surgical …

Importance The increased use of prescription opioid medications has contributed to an
epidemic of sustained opioid use, misuse, and addiction. Adults of working age are thought …

BACKGROUND: Behavioral pain treatments may improve postsurgical analgesia and
recovery; however, effective and scalable options are not widely available. This study tested …

Aim Severe pain in the immediate postoperative period can negatively affect patients' quality
of recovery, prolong hospital stay, and increase the risk of developing persistent pain. This …