Opioid weaning and pain management in postsurgical patients at the Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service.

Hance ClarkeSaam Azargive Janice MontbriandJudith NichollsAinsley SutherlandLiliya ValeevaSherif BoulisKayla McMillanSalima S J LadakKarim LadhaRita KatznelsonKaren McRaeDiana TamirSheldon LynAlexander HuangAliza WeinribJoel D Katz

Published in: Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur (2018)

The TPS enabled almost half of opioid-naïve patients and one in four opioid-experienced patients to wean. The TPS successfully targets perioperative opioid use in complex pain patients.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
healthcare
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury