[HTML][HTML] Perioperative pain management and opioid stewardship: a practical guide

SJ Hyland, KK Brockhaus, WR Vincent, NZ Spence… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium and pain

HJ Shin, HS Na, SH Do - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
In terms of antinociceptive action, the main mode of action of magnesium involves its
antagonist action at the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, which prevents central …

An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid‐related harm in adult surgical patients

N Levy, J Quinlan, K El‐Boghdadly, WJ Fawcett… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This international multidisciplinary consensus statement was developed to provide balanced
guidance on the safe peri‐operative use of opioids in adults. An international panel of …

Opioid use disorder and racial/ethnic health disparities: prevention and management

N Siddiqui, RD Urman - Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to summarize risks and disparities associated
with the prevalence and treatment of opioid use disorder in the perioperative and long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with the prescribing of high-dose opioids in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GC Richards, KR Mahtani, TB Muthee, NJ DeVito… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The risks of harms from opioids increase substantially at high doses, and high-
dose prescribing has increased in primary care. However, little is known about what leads to …

Opioid prescription at postoperative discharge: a retrospective observational cohort study

P Daliya, A Adiamah, F Roslan, E Theophilidou… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Opioid misuse is now considered a major public health epidemic in North America, with
substantial social and financial consequences. As well as socio‐economic and commercial …

Persistent postoperative opioid use in Europe: a systematic review

T Sitter, P Forget - European Journal of Anaesthesiology| EJA, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND In the United States, postoperative opioid prescriptions have been
implicated in the so-called 'opioid epidemic'. In Europe, the extent of overprescribing or …

Doctors' and Nurses' Attitudes of Acupuncture and Acupressure use in Perioperative Care: An Australian National Survey

NM Zhang, D Daly, M Terblanche, S Joshi… - Pain Management …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Acupuncture and acupressure are not being systematically used in the
management of postoperative nausea and vomiting and pain, despite being included in the …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with persistent opioid use after an upper extremity fracture

RF Shah, SE Gwilym, S Lamb, M Williams… - Bone & Joint …, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The increase in prescription opioid misuse and dependence is now a public health
crisis in the UK. It is recognized as a whole-person problem that involves both the medical …

An overview of the use and misuse/abuse of opioid analgesics in different world regions and future perspectives

V Mayoral - Pain Management, 2022 - Future Medicine
Opioids are an important therapeutic option for severe resistant chronic pain but, in the
absence of proper oversight, their use has risks. The level of prescription opioid …