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Narrative review: Managing buprenorphine and opioid use disorder in the perioperative setting

Year: 2024

Type: review

Abstract: The opioid epidemic continues to have a staggering impact on millions of individuals and families across all socioeconomic levels and communities. Recent studies suggest high numbers of patients presenting for surgery with reported opioid misuse and/or opioid use disorder (OUD). Anesthesiologists often lack basic education to treat patients suffering with OUD or patients in recovery from this treatable disease. This manuscript will provide a review of the American Society of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Multisociety Working Group Practice Advisory recommendations on existing OUD treatment barriers and perioperative management best practices; it will also demonstrate the benefits that greater involvement of the anesthesiologist can have in managing patients with OUD perioperatively.

Source: Pain Practice

DOI: 10.1111/papr.13427

Authors: Lynn Kohan, Antje Barreveld, Sudheer Potru, Alaa Abd‐Elsayed, Eugene R. Viscusi

Institutions: University of Virginia, Tufts University, Emory University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Thomas Jefferson University

Language: English

Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,120