Tapentadol and the opioid epidemic: a simple solution or short‐lived sensation?

The prescribed opioid crisis as an impetus to improve postoperative pain management

“…To achieve the multiple goals of post-surgical pain management (Box 1), it is now recognised that several interventions should occur at various stages across the continuum of care [14,22,23]. This concept has several attributes of a peri-operative care pathway.…”

For complex problems, there are rarely simple solutions, but many pieces of an important puzzle

“…In our article [1], we presented original research with 120,000 Australian patients that specifically examined how discharge opioid type can influence rates of persistent postoperative opioid use, after considering and controlling for a range of other well established, and important, risk factors. We welcome the editorial by Bicket et al [2] written to accompany our article. We believe some excellent points were raised and wholeheartedly agree that for complex problems, such as persistent opioid use, there are rarely simple solutions.…”

“…We welcome the editorial by Bicket et al. [2] written to accompany our article. We believe some excellent points were raised and wholeheartedly agree that for complex problems, such as persistent opioid use, there are rarely simple solutions.…”