A Systematic Review of Perioperative Opioid Management for Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy

Conclusions: In a population at risk for persistent opioid use, prescription often exceeds patients’ needs. Guidelines for opioid prescribing in the setting of multimodal anesthetic regimens may allow us to lessen our contribution to the opioid epidemic. Further research on patients with chronic pain, patients with chronic opioid use, and the role of patient education is needed.
Source: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research