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An Experimental Paradigm for the Prediction of Post-Operative Pain PPOP
Published on: January 27, 2010
Perioperative opioid use and misuse
Jane Quinlan1, Sarah Rann2, Ruth Bastable3
1Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
Abstract:
Prescribed opioid misuse in North America is a public health crisis, with huge social, medical and economic repercussions. Surgery is an identified driver for persistent opioid use and misuse. The UK has also seen a surge in opioid consumption per capita and it is now necessary for primary and secondary care to work together to mitigate the problem of perioperative prescribed opioid misuse.This review discusses the identified drivers for persistent opioid use following surgery and discusses the remedial actions that must be taken by all stakeholders to mitigate the UK developing its own perioperative prescribed opioid crisis.
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