Most Patients Seen in Emergency Department for Pain Consume Few Opioids After Discharge
However, consumption varies significantly by condition
However, consumption varies significantly by condition
Recommendations include criteria for ED triage, laboratory evaluation and monitoring parameters, management of acetylcysteine treatment
Reduction seen in severity of pain and improvement in sleep quality for patients after open-heart surgery
Patients also required fewer opioids when initiating patient-controlled epidural anesthesia in operating room
No impact on receipt of opioid or nonopioid pain treatment seen among patients with chronic noncancer pain
Improvement observed across a range of health conditions, mostly sustained over time
Pain relief better with THC:CBD balanced strains than THC-dominant and CBD-dominant strains
Cannabidiol oil does not reduce pain or opioid use for patients undergoing ureteroscopy with stent placement for urinary stones
Preoperative opioid use was the only predictor of higher postoperative opioid use
Strong recommendation made against long-term opioid therapy, especially for younger age groups, those with substance use disorder