Strategies to prevent long-term opioid use following trauma: a Canadian practice survey.
Mélanie BérubéCaroline CôtéLynne MooreAlexis F TurgeonÉtienne L BelzileAndréane Richard-DenisCraig M DaleGregory BerryManon ChoinièreGabrielle M PagéLine GuénetteSébastien DupuisLorraine TremblayValérie TurcotteMarc-Olivier MartelClaude-Édouard ChatillonKadija PerreaultFrançois LauzierPublished in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2022)
Several strategies to prevent long-term opioid therapy following trauma are perceived as being effective by those prescribing opioids in this population. Some of these strategies appear to be commonly used in everyday practice and others less so. Future research should focus on which preventive strategies should be given higher priority for implementation before assessing their effectiveness.