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01-07-2022 | Opioids | Editorials

The role of anesthesiologists in reducing opioid harm

Authors: Ainsley M. Sutherland, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Hance A. Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 8/2022

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This month’s Special Issue of the Journal, dedicated to the topic of opioid analgesia for surgical patients, features an array of studies from across Canada on postoperative opioid prescription patterns, their associations with short- and long-term opioid use, and associated downstream effects.^1‐7 While numerous factors inform perioperative opioid use and the data in these studies speak to a multitude of aspects, we ask what role we, as anesthesiologists, can play in reducing opioid-related harm to patients? …

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Title: The role of anesthesiologists in reducing opioid harm
Authors: Ainsley M. Sutherland, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Hance A. Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-07-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Opioids
Opioids
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2022
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-022-02274-5

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