Pain and Opioid Use After Thoracic Surgery: Where We Are and Where We Need To Go.

The objectives of this invited review are to present the findings of pertinent studies of chronic pain and opioid use after thoracic surgery, "where we are", and to discuss gaps in our knowledge of these topics and opportunities for research to fill those gaps, "where we need to go".
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 2, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Brown LM, Kratz A, Verba S, Tancredi D, Clauw DJ, Palmieri T, Williams D Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research