Opioid Prescribing for Acute Postoperative Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Cara Louise McCorquodale,
Rachel Greening,
Ross Tulloch
et al.
Abstract:Background
National guidelines for rational opioid prescribing for acute postoperative pain are needed to optimise postoperative pain control and function whilst minimising opioid-related harm.
Objectives
This overview of systematic reviews aims to summarise and critically assess the quality of systematic reviews related to the 20 previously published recommendations (ten relevant at patient and prescriber levels and ten at a system / Public Health level). It also aims to identify gaps in research that require… Show more
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