NIH R01 · 2024
Efficiency And Quality In Post-Surgical Pain Therapy After Discharge - EQUIPPED
Abstract Compassionate and effective pain management after surgery represents a foundation of humane medical care. Opioids still present the mainstay of post-surgical pain therapy: more than 80% of patients are prescribed opioids for use following surgery. During one year in the U.S., more than 17% of Americans fill at least one opioid prescription, and, per prescription, the average daily amount exceeded 45 milligram morphine equivalents. In addition to common side effects, serious risks of opioids include addiction, abuse, and overdose. Prescription overdose deaths contribute to more than one-third of all opioid overdose deaths and remain five-fold higher than in 1999. Over-prescription…
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