Reducing Opioid Exposure Following Common Ambulatory Hand Surgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The opioid epidemic is a health crisis in the United States. Physicians contribute to this problem by overprescribing opioids. Ambulatory hand surgery (AHS) is common in the United States and associated with overprescribing of opioids. Education and guidance regarding the effectiveness of nonopioid compared with opioid interventions for pain management following ambulatory hand procedures are lacking. We assessed the current literature to suggest evidence-based protocols for postoperative analgesia.

Methods

A systematic review was performed using PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. Studies comparing nonopioid with opioid treatments for pain management following AHS were identified. Studies investigating opioid-sparing strategies after AHS were also ident

SUBMITTER: Horne MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653280 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature