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The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline.
Sandbrink F, Murphy J, Johansson M, Olson J, Edens E, Clinton-Lont J, Sall J, Spevak C, Sandbrink F, Murphy J, Johansson M, Spevak C, Clinton-Lont J, MD E, Olson J, Brown N, Guinta R, Macedo F, Nazario M, Pangarkar S, Preston S, Prince M, Real D, Riegleman D, Steil E, Institute E, Group L, Consulting S. The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 388-397. PMID: 36780654, DOI: 10.7326/m22-2917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesUse of opioidsChronic painOpioid therapyPractice guidelinesGuideline teamVeterans AffairsVA/DOD Clinical Practice GuidelineDefense Clinical Practice GuidelineJoint clinical practice guidelineVA/DoD EvidenceTrustworthy clinical practice guidelinesFull agonist opioidsGuideline development teamsPractice Work GroupUse of buprenorphineBehavioral health conditionsUse of painSystematic evidence reviewMedicine's tenetsPostsurgical painAgonist opioidsOpioid useOpioid educationHigh risk
2023
Perioperative Management of Extended-Release Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Case Series
Hickey T, Meeks T, Oxentine H, Park D, Abelleira A, Edens E, Gordon A, Acampora G. Perioperative Management of Extended-Release Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Case Series. Substance Abuse 2023, 44: 96-103. PMID: 37226900, DOI: 10.1177/08897077231167043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtended-release buprenorphinePerioperative managementPerioperative experienceNarrative reviewOutpatient inguinal hernia repairFull agonist opioidsSeries of patientsOpioid use disorderCases of patientsCommon clinical challengeInguinal hernia repairVariety of surgeriesDifferent medical centersDisorder treatment providersNationwide healthcare systemMultimodal analgesiaAgonist opioidsCase seriesBuprenorphine formulationsInpatient surgeryCase reportProspective dataClinical dataHernia repairClinical challenge
2022
Perioperative Management of Extended-release Buprenorphine
Hickey TR, Henry JT, Edens EL, Gordon AJ, Acampora G. Perioperative Management of Extended-release Buprenorphine. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2022, 17: e67-e71. PMID: 35862898, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research