Abstract The United States is in the midst of a nationwide public health emergency: an
epidemic of opioid misuse and abuse that has been called the deadliest drug crisis in …

Background There are a number of studies in the literature that describe the prevalence,
causes, and factors associated with chronic postoperative opioid use, but there is a lack of …

Background It is debatable whether opioid-free anaesthesia (OFA) is better suited than
multimodal analgesia (MMA) to achieve the goals of enhanced recovery after surgery …

The objective of this study was to compare the perioperative and short-term functional and
oncological outcomes of single-port and multiport robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial …

Background The potential misapplication of current opioid prescribing policies remains
understudied and may have substantial adverse implications for patient safety. Methods We …

Introduction Opioids are often used to manage postoperative pain. Non-narcotic alternatives
have increasingly been used to reduce opioid usage. We conducted an open-label …

Purpose Prescribing and consumption of opioids remain highly variable. Using a national
hernia registry, we aimed to identify patient and surgery specific factors associated with low …

Background Routine opioid use in surgical patients has received attention given the opioid
epidemic and a renewed focus on the dangers and drawbacks of opioids in the …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased risk for psychological and
substance use disorders. The study aim is to determine incidence and risk factors for …

Background Opioid-free analgesia (OFA) may mitigate opioid-related harms after outpatient
general surgery; however, the comparative effectiveness of this approach should be …