Opioid discontinuation after surgery

Br J Anaesth. 2020 May;124(5):502-503. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Feb 17.

Authors

Chad M Brummett¹, Paul S Myles²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: cbrummet@umich.edu.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 32081371
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.01.009

No abstract available

Keywords: cessation; discontinuation; epidemic; opioid; perioperative; postoperatve; surgery; weaning.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid*
Cohort Studies
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid