Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programmes are increasingly becoming standard
of care for several surgical procedures. However, compliance with ERAS protocols including …

Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

Importance Opioids are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents after surgery.
Prescription opioid misuse is associated with high-risk behavior in youth. Evidence-based …

Reports of strategies to prevent and treat the opioid epidemic are growing. Significant
attention has been paid to the benefits of opioid addiction research, clinical prescribing, and …

From April 2020 through April 2021, 75,673 Americans died from opioid overdoses, nearly
one-quarter of which directly involved prescription opioids. 1 This represents the first time …

Background Because many patients are first exposed to opioids after general surgery
procedures, surgical stewardship for the use of opioids is critical in addressing the opioid …

BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic rise in opioid abuse, and diversion of excess,
unused prescriptions is a major contributor. We assess the impact of implementing a new …

Background Opioids are overprescribed after surgical procedures, leading to dependence
and diversion into the community. This can be mitigated by evidence-based prescribing …

Objective: Evaluate the association between postoperative opioid prescribing and new
persistent opioid use. Summary Background Data: Opioid-nave patients who develop new …