Factors Associated with Opioid Use in a Cohort of Patients Presenting for Surgery.

Discussion. Patients presenting with preoperative opioid use have higher SOAPP-R scores potentially indicating an increased risk for opioid misuse after surgery. In addition, legitimate preoperative opioid use is associated with preexisting pain. PMID: 26881072 [PubMed]
Source: Pain Research and Treatment - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Pain Res Treat Source Type: research