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Editorial
. 2021 Sep;127(3):327-331.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.04.017. Epub 2021 Jun 2.

Preoperative opioid use: a modifiable risk factor for poor postoperative outcomes

Jane Quinlan  1 , Nicholas Levy  2 , Dileep N Lobo  3 , Pamela E Macintyre  4
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Preoperative opioid use: a modifiable risk factor for poor postoperative outcomes

Jane Quinlan et al. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Sep.
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Keywords: adverse outcome; opioids; perioperative complications; postoperative outcomes; risk reduction.

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Declarations of interest NL and DNL have no conflicts of interest to declare. JQ has received a speaker's honorarium for the Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence conference. PEM has received book royalties from CRC Press.

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