Introduction For close to a century opioid administration has been a standard of care to
complement anaesthesia during surgery. Considering the worldwide opioid epidemic, this …

Background Postoperative patient-centred outcome measures are essential to capture the
patient's experience after surgery. Although a large number of pharmacologic opioid …

Background Excessive opioid prescribing after surgery has been recognised as a
contributor to the current crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. Clinicians may potentially …

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 …

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a prospective, multicenter survey of patients
regarding postoperative opioid use to inform development of standardized, evidence-based …

Enhanced recovery pathways have quickly become part of the standard of care for patients
undergoing elective surgery, especially in North America and Europe. One of the central …

Surgical care episodes place opioid-naïve patients at risk for transitioning to new persistent
postoperative opioid use. With one of the central principles being the application of …

Background Prescription opioid medications account for a large number of fatal and non-
fatal overdoses. Many opioid prescription medications after surgery go unused, with the …

Abstract Purpose of Review With the ongoing opioid epidemic, efforts have been made to
limit opioid overprescribing and prevent misuse. This review looks at long-term outcomes of …

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