2018
An Innovative Perioperative Pain Program for Chronic Opioid Users: An Academic Medical Center’s Response to the Opioid Crisis
Hanna M, Speed T, Shechter R, Grant M, Sheinberg R, Goldberg E, Campbell C, Theodore N, Koch C, Williams K. An Innovative Perioperative Pain Program for Chronic Opioid Users: An Academic Medical Center’s Response to the Opioid Crisis. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 5-13. PMID: 29790369, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618777298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid usersOpioid usersOpioid usePain managementChronic pain specialistsPerioperative pain controlPreoperative opioid weaningPain management educationOpioid-related deathsNationwide public health crisisOpioid weaningOpioid prescriptionsOpioid utilizationPain controlPublic health crisisPain specialistsPain programPain treatmentPreoperative evaluationPrescription opioidsSurgical hospitalizationOpioid epidemicRegional anesthesiaMedicine specialistsSurgical setting
2017
Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review
Wick E, Grant M, Wu C. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review. JAMA Surgery 2017, 152: 691-697. PMID: 28564673, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agentsAnti-inflammatory agentsERAS pathwayPostoperative bleedingN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) classMultimodal analgesia approachGlutamate receptor antagonistsCurrent opioid epidemicComplex surgical proceduresAnalgesic regimensOpioid consumptionLess opioidsMultimodal analgesiaNarcotic analgesiaNonopioid analgesicsHospital dischargeMost patientsPain managementRegional analgesiaSurgery pathwayReceptor antagonistClinical trialsOpioid epidemicEffective adjunctSurgical care