Persistent postoperative opioid use in Europe: A systematic review

CONCLUSION To describe persistent opioid use in relation to specific countries or types of surgery is not possible. Because of the wide ranges observed, we can neither confirm nor rule out a possible public health problem linked to the persistent use of opioids in Europe. STUDY REGISTRATION PROSPERO: CRD42019154292.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Pain Source Type: research