Peri-operative Pain Management in Chronic Opioid Users and Unhabituated Patients
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https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-2-110Keywords:
Chronic opioid abuse, Regional anesthesia, Pain assessment, Multimodal pain managementAbstract
Opiates are prescribed for the treatment of acute, terminal, or chronic non-terminal pain. The use and potential abuse of prescription opiates have become widespread, and physicians increasingly encounter patients with a history of opiate use. Prevention, assessment, and treatment of post-operative pain are challenges for health providers and systems. Strategies such as a multimodal pain management approach may be particularly beneficial for improving post operative pain management in both chronic opioid users and unhabituated patients.
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