ABSTRACTVICTORIA ANNALEE VALENCIA CASALES. Scholarly Paper: Perioperative Care Of The OSA Patient At An Ambulatory Surgery Center. (Under The Direction Of DR. STEPHANIE W[...]

Cardiac surgeries often rely on opioid analgesics, which can lead to adverse effects. The implementation of the multimodal analgesic approach, as a part of the ERAS proto[...]

Despite kratom’s growing popularity in the United States and claims of its link to opioid use, research has yet to fully delineate the factors that lead to its use. Recen[...]

BACKGROUND: Opioid use following surgery is one factor that has contributed to the national epidemic of opioid abuse. This abuse has led to increased morbidity and mortal[...]

Many people are affected by chronic pain. The use of opioids for pain has resulted in an increase in the number of opioid-related overdose deaths. The Center for Disease [...]

Over 760,000 people have died from an opioid overdose since 1999. In 2019, the opioid epidemic claimed more than 70,000 lives, with over 1.6 million having an opioid use [...]