Limiting opioids during surgery may lead to more postoperative pain and opioid use for patients medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
In the past four years, the state has seen opioid overdose deaths among Black Virginians more than triple the highest death rate, by far, of any demographic.
The numbers underscore the lethality of a fentanyl-polluted drug supply, as well as structural barriers to entering recovery a critical first step in preventing fatal overdose.