Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: pain management beyond the first postoperative week

Anaesthesia. 2024 Sep;79(9):909-913. doi: 10.1111/anae.16352. Epub 2024 May 31.

Authors

Hance Clarke^{1

2}, Joel Katz^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 38822574
DOI: 10.1111/anae.16352

No abstract available

Keywords: opioid prescription; opioid use; postsurgical pain; transitional pain service.

Publication types

Letter
Editorial

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid* / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Management* / methods
Pain, Postoperative* / drug therapy
Patient Discharge*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid