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Multiorganizational consensus to define guiding principles for perioperative pain management in patients with chronic pain, preoperative opioid tolerance, or substance use disorder. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine Dickerson, D. M., Mariano, E. R., Szokol, J. W., Harned, M., Clark, R. M., Mueller, J. T., Shilling, A. M., Udoji, M. A., Mukkamala, S. B., Doan, L., Wyatt, K. E., Schwalb, J. M., Elkassabany, N. M., Eloy, J. D., Beck, S. L., Wiechmann, L., Chiao, F., Halle, S. G., Krishnan, D. G., Cramer, J. D., Ali Sakr Esa, W., Muse, I. O., Baratta, J., Rosenquist, R., Gulur, P., Shah, S., Kohan, L., Robles, J., Schwenk, E. S., Allen, B. F., Yang, S., Hadeed, J. G., Schwartz, G., Englesbe, M. J., Sprintz, M., Urish, K. L., Walton, A., Keith, L., Buvanendran, A. 2023

Abstract

Significant knowledge gaps exist in the perioperative pain management of patients with a history of chronic pain, substance use disorder, and/or opioid tolerance as highlighted in the US Health and Human Services Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force 2019 report. The report emphasized the challenges of caring for these populations and the need for multidisciplinary care and a comprehensive approach. Such care requires stakeholder alignment across multiple specialties and care settings. With the intention of codifying this alignment into a reliable and efficient processes, a consortium of 15 professional healthcare societies was convened in a year-long modified Delphi consensus process and summit. This process produced seven guiding principles for the perioperative care of patients with chronic pain, substance use disorder, and/or preoperative opioid tolerance. These principles provide a framework and direction for future improvement in the optimization and care of 'complex' patients as they undergo surgical procedures.

View details for DOI 10.1136/rapm-2023-104435

View details for PubMedID 37185214