Los Angeles (March 12, 2024) – Opioids such as fentanyl and morphine can provide effective pain relief for infants with complex medical conditions when used carefully. But who decides what careful actually means? In a study published in JAMA Network…
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Penn’s ‘Enhanced Recovery’ Program Significantly Reduces Post-Op Opioid Use
Penn Medicine researchers found that when an “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” protocol was employed—which optimizes patients’ surgical care before, during, and after surgery—the majority of patients did not need opioids for pain management at one, three, and six months after elective spinal and peripheral nerve surgery.