Late Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: Consistent Attention and Maintenance Required

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug;114(2):602-603. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.003. Epub 2021 Aug 30.

Authors

Kimberly A Holst¹, Elizabeth B Habermann², Joseph A Dearani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Electronic address: holst.kimberly1@mayo.edu.
² Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 34474019
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Attention
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / etiology
Opioid-Related Disorders* / prevention & control
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid