ReviewAnaesthesiology intensive therapy2020
Review of the Transitional Pain Service as a method of postoperative opioid weaning and a service aimed at minimizing the risk of chronic post-surgical pain.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Elective surgery in ankle and foot disorders-best practices for management of pain: a guideline for clinicians.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2022Guideline
- Chronic pain after thoracic surgery: mechanisms, risk factors, and limitations of current preventive strategies-a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- The transitional pain service: a narrative review on the approach to managing chronic post-surgical pain.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Review
- Pain Services in the Netherlands: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study on Organisation, Tasks and Responsibilities.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Transitional Pain Services and Clinics: A Scoping Review of Recent Literature.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- In Reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- Metrics to assess the quality of anesthesia, perioperative care, and acute pain management in Canada: a scoping review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Article
- Chronic postsurgical pain and transitional pain services: a narrative review highlighting European perspectives.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Review
- Identifying factors associated with persistent opioid use after total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Knowledge translation initiatives at the Transitional Pain Service: insights from healthcare provider outreach and patient education.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Incidence and Risk Factors of Persis tent Opioid Use After Surgery—A Retrospective Secondary Data Analysis.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Article
- Bridging the pain gap after cancer surgery - Evaluating the feasibility of transitional pain service to prevent persistent postsurgical pain - A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Transitional Pain Service: An Update.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- The Role of Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Services in Value-Based Healthcare.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2023Article
- Opioid stewardship.BJA education · 2023Review
- The Acute Perioperative Pain Service: Impact, Organization, and Future Directions.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Feasibility of a multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Service in spine surgery patients to minimise opioid use and improve perioperative outcomes: a quality improvement study.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Perioperative Opioids, the Opioid Crisis, and the Anesthesiologist.Anesthesiology · 2022Article
- Opioids and Public Health: The Prescription Opioid Ecosystem and Need for Improved Management.Anesthesiology · 2022Review
- Patient engagement and prescription opioid use in perioperative pain management.Journal of opioid managementObservational
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Opioid use and prescribing have become a subject of increasing focus and scrutiny. The ongoing "opioid epidemic" in North America has further increased interest in this area. In patients presenting for surgery, the prescribing of opioids during and following admission to hospital is commonplace and has been identified as a potential contributor to the growing opioid problem in North America. This review aims to present the timeline of the "opioid epidemic" as well as to introduce the concept of a "Transitional Pain Service". The Transitional Pain Service is a multidisciplinary service originating at Toronto General Hospital that employs a multi-faceted approach to monitoring opioid use after discharge from surgery, and aims to safely wean patients from opioids while maintaining effective pain management. This approach and its results will be discussed in this review.
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