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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersHumansOpioid EpidemicOpioid-Related DisordersPain ManagementPerioperative CareConceptsChronic 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