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Papers: 26 Oct 2019 - 1 Nov 2019
Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development
2020 Mar
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
64
3
Patients who have limb amputation are at risk of chronic pain, including phantom limb pain, that can be challenging to treat. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of preoperative opioid usage and the incidence and risk factors for new persistent postoperative opioid usage in opioid-naïve patients after limb amputation.