Perioperative Opioid Administration: A Critical Review of Opioid-free versus Opioid-sparing Approaches
Opioids form an important component of general anesthesia and perioperative analgesia.
Discharge opioid prescriptions are identified as a contributor for persistent opioid use and …
Discharge opioid prescriptions are identified as a contributor for persistent opioid use and …
Current issues in the use of opioids for the management of postoperative pain: a review
Importance Uncontrolled and indiscriminate prescribing of opioids has led to an opioid crisis
that started in North America and spread throughout high-income countries. The aim of this …
that started in North America and spread throughout high-income countries. The aim of this …
[HTML][HTML] The benefits of opioid free anesthesia and the precautions necessary when employing it
C Bohringer, C Astorga, H Liu - Translational perioperative and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The use of opioids in the perioperative period is associated with respiratory depression,
impaired gastrointestinal function, post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pruritus …
impaired gastrointestinal function, post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pruritus …
American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative joint consensus statement on perioperative management of patients on preoperative …
DA Edwards, TL Hedrick, J Jayaram… - Anesthesia & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
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 …
undergoing elective surgery, especially in North America and Europe. One of the central …
American society for enhanced recovery and perioperative quality initiative joint consensus statement on perioperative opioid minimization in opioid-naïve patients
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 …
postoperative opioid use. With one of the central principles being the application of …
Perioperative use of opioids: current controversies and concerns
JC Alexander, B Patel, GP Joshi - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the midst of an epidemic of opioid abuse and overdose-related morbidity and mortality,
the use of opioids remains the most common means of providing analgesia in the …
the use of opioids remains the most common means of providing analgesia in the …
[HTML][HTML] Are opioids indispensable for general anaesthesia?
TD Egan - British journal of anaesthesia, 2019 - Elsevier
The drug-induced, reversible coma of anaesthesia requires three clinical outcomes:
unconsciousness, immobility, and the control of autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses …
unconsciousness, immobility, and the control of autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses …
The economic impact of opioids on postoperative pain management
BK Philip, PR Reese, SP Burch - Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2002 - Elsevier
Study Objective: To evaluate the consequences of opioid use for postoperative pain
management and the degree to which these consequences may be reduced or minimized …
management and the degree to which these consequences may be reduced or minimized …
Chronic opioid use after surgery: implications for perioperative management in the face of the opioid epidemic
Physicians, policymakers, and researchers are increasingly focused on finding ways to
decrease opioid use and overdose in the United States both of which have sharply …
decrease opioid use and overdose in the United States both of which have sharply …
[HTML][HTML] Preventing opioid prescription after major surgery: a scoping review of opioid-free analgesia
JF Fiore Jr, G Olleik, C El-Kefraoui, B Verdolin… - British journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Excessive opioid prescribing after surgery has been recognised as a
contributor to the current crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. Clinicians may potentially …
contributor to the current crisis of opioid addiction and overdose. Clinicians may potentially …