Beliefs About Perioperative Opioid and Alcohol Use among Elective Surgical Patients Who Report Unhealthy Drinking: A Qualitative Study.

Anne C FernandezLewei A LinAngela R BazziJeff BoissoneaultBrian BorsariFrederic Blow

Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2021)

Appropriate assessment of beliefs and intentions regarding opioid and alcohol use could help identify patients most vulnerable to new opioid problems and unhealthy alcohol use in the context of perioperative surgical pain. These findings have important implications for perioperative pain management.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
mental health
prognostic factors
acute kidney injury
neuropathic pain