Review of the Transitional Pain Service as a method of postoperative opioid weaning and a service aimed at minimizing the risk of chronic post-surgical pain

Opioid use and prescribing have become a subject of increasing focus and scrutiny. The ongoing “opioid epidemic” in North America has further increased interest in this area. In patients presenting for surgery, the prescribing of opioids during and following admission to hospital is commonplace and...

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Main Authors: John Mikhaeil, Kennedy Ayoo, Hance Clarke, Marcin Wąsowicz, Alexander Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2020-06-01
Series:Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Review-of-the-Transitional-Pain-Service-as-a-method-of-postoperative-opioid-weaning-and-a-service-aimed-at-minimizing-the-risk-of-chronic-post-surgical-pain,118,40847,1,1.html