Opioid tapering after surgery and its association with patient-reported outcomes and behavioral changes: a mixed-methods analysis.

Benjamin Sands BrookeKimberlee BaylessZachary AndersonTeryn A HolemanChong ZhangJulie HalesMichael J Buys

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2023)

Partial and complete opioid tapering within 90 days after surgery among patients with chronic opioid use was associated with improved patient-reported measures of pain control as well as behaviors that impact a patient's quality of life.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
patient reported outcomes
pain management
patient reported
case report
neuropathic pain
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord injury