Victor Koltenyuk, Ismat Mrad, Ian Choe, Mohamad Ibrahim Ayoub, Sangeeta Kumaraswami, Jeff L Xu
The opioid epidemic in the United States has led to an increasing number of pregnant patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) presenting to obstetric units. Caring for this complex patient population requires an interdisciplinary approach involving obstetricians, anesthesiologists, addiction medicine physicians, psychiatrists, and social workers. The management of acute pain in the parturient with OUD can be challenging due to several factors, including respiratory depression, opioid tolerance, and opioid-induced hyperalgesia...
2024: Journal of Pain Research