Impact of Structured Patient-Centered Preoperative Pain Consult and Interventions From a Dedicated Perioperative Pain Service: A Case Series of 4 Patients.
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abstract
Opioid-tolerant individuals have greater risk of perioperative complications and worse clinical outcomes. A preoperative screening process and structured approach to opioid-tolerant patients was developed to identify and optimize these patients before elective surgery.