Pain management and opioid stewardship in adult cardiac surgery: Joint consensus report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society
Grant M, Chappell D, Gan T, Manning M, Miller T, Brodt J, Workgroup P, Shaw A, Engelman D, Mythen M, Guinn N, Aronson S, Schwartz J, Arora R, Morton-Bailey V, Brudney C, Bennett-Guerrero E, Reddy V, Guzzi L, Brown J, Crisafi C. Pain management and opioid stewardship in adult cardiac surgery: Joint consensus report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 166: 1695-1706.e2. PMID: 36868931, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgery patientsEnhanced recovery programmeHigh-dose opioidsOpioid stewardshipSurgery patientsPain managementCardiac surgeryNonopioid medicationsProvider educationOpioid prescription practicesCardiac surgery populationOptimal pain managementRole of opioidsAdult cardiac surgeryRegional anesthesia techniquesLevel of evidencePotential side effectsOptimal analgesiaOpioid administrationSurgery populationOpioid usePerioperative carePrescription practicesAnesthesia techniquesConsensus recommendations