Impact of a perioperative oral opioid substitution protocol during the nationwide intravenous opioid shortage: A single center, interrupted time series with segmented regression analysis.

Reza SalajeghehEdward C NemergutTerran M RiceRoy JosephSiny Tsang Bethany M SarosiekC Paige MuthusubramanianKatelyn M HipwellKate B HortonBhiken I Naik

Published in: PloS one (2020)

We report our experience with a primary perioperative oral based opioid regimen that is associated with decreased total opioid consumption and equivalent patient reported pain scores.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
patient reported
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord injury
neuropathic pain
cross sectional
acute kidney injury
spinal cord