Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2022
Postoperative opioid prescribing, use and pain trends following general surgery procedures: a retrospective cohort study among veterans comparing non-opioid versus chronic opioid users.
Understanding postoperative opioid use patterns among different populations is key to developing opioid stewardship programs. ⋯ Non-opioid and chronic opioid users required very few opioid pills following surgery, and patients on chronic opioid therapy quickly returned to their baseline opioid use after a small opioid prescription at discharge. There was no difference in pain recovery between groups. Opioid prescribing guidelines should include patients on chronic opioid therapy and could consider recommending a more conservative prescribing approach.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2022
Recommendations for effective documentation in regional anesthesia: an expert panel Delphi consensus project.
Documentation is important for quality improvement, education, and research. There is currently a lack of recommendations regarding key aspects of documentation in regional anesthesia. The aim of this study was to establish recommendations for documentation in regional anesthesia. ⋯ By means of a modified Delphi process, we have established expert consensus on documentation in regional anesthesia.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2022
ReviewRole of regional anesthesia and analgesia in enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Effective analgesia is an important element of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), but the clinical impact of regional anesthesia and analgesia for colorectal surgery remains unclear. ⋯ CRD42020161200.