Managing opioid-tolerant patients in the perioperative surgical home

JT Wenzel, ES Schwenk… - Anesthesiology …, 2016 - anesthesiology.theclinics.com
Acute pain is a major concern of many patients preparing to undergo surgery. The incidence
of postoperative acute pain varies widely in the literature. It has been reported as high as …

Methadone and buprenorphine: The place of opiate replacement therapies

JR Buchholz, AJ Saxon - Treating comorbid opioid use disorder in chronic …, 2016 - Springer
Pharmacotherapy is the mainstay and standard of care for treatment of opioid use disorder
with behavioral interventions serving as essential adjunctive treatment. Managing patients …

[PDF][PDF] VA, USA (AA; SSN)

AA Altarifi, KC Rice, SS Negus - academia.edu
Pain is associated with stimulation of some behaviors and depression of others, and mu
opioid receptor agonists are among the most widely used analgesics. The present study …