Evaluation of communication to general practitioners when opioid-naïve post-surgical patients are discharged from hospital on opioids.

Tim TranSimone E TaylorJohnson GeorgeDaisy PisasaleAdele BatrouneyJanet NgoBeata StanleyRohan A Elliott

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

When opioid-naive patients are discharged from hospital on opioids, communication from hospitals to GPs is poor. Future interventions should focus on strategies to improve this.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
adverse drug
patient reported outcomes