ERABS leads to reduced opioid use among bariatric surgery patients

[摘要] The rising use of opioid prescriptions to treat pain has led to significant chronic opioid use and abuse. This situation has led to significantly increased morbidity and mortality rates, prompting policymakers at local, national, and global levels to enact measures to address this epidemic.1 In the last 20 years, prescribers using opioids to treat nonmalignant pain have gradually increased. Using opioids routinely for postoperative pain management is common; however, opioid-related adverse events after surgery are costly to the hospital and potentially increase lengths of stay.2

[学科分类] 外科医学