Overly restricting opioid use during surgery may be doing more harm than good
Because of the opioid crisis, physicians are less likely to administer opioids to help manage patients' pain, even in the operating room.
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Because of the opioid crisis, physicians are less likely to administer opioids to help manage patients' pain, even in the operating room.
A recent analysis in JAMA Surgery that was conducted by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham, indicates that overly restricting use of opioids during surgery may be doing more harm than good.
Fentanyl is used to supplement sedation and to relieve severe pain during and after surgery, but it's also one of the deadliest drugs of the opioid epidemic.