Effect of Preoperative Chronic Opioid Use on Mortality and Morbidity in Vascular Surgical Patients.

ABSTRACT: Introduction Opioid derivates are an essential part of everyday clinical pain management practice. They have excellent analgesic, sedative, and sympatholytic effects and are widely used in various conditions. Beyond advantageous aspects, there are numerous problems with the chronic use of these agents. Dependency and life-threatening complications are the biggest problems with both illegal and prescribed opioid derivates. In our current study, effects of chronic opioid use were observed on mortality and life quality in the case of vascular surgery. Methods This prospective, observational study was conducted between 2014 and 2017. After obtaining informed consent, all participants were asked to fill a questionnaire containing different psychological tests. Perioperative data, chronic medica

SUBMITTER: Szabo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8760026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature