Utilization and opioid outcomes of a transitional pain service in high-risk surgical veterans: a cohort study
Pain catastrophizing and substance use markers predicted higher TPS utilization and opioid use, highlighting the value of preoperative psychosocial screening. Limiting dose escalation to 3.2%, despite increased baseline risks, demonstrates the effectiveness of well-resourced TPS programs.
Authors
- Oluwatobi O. Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1502-9522)
- Seshadri C. Mudumbai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-9966)
- Edward R. Mariano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2735-248X)
- Gunjan Kumar
- Caitlin M Morse
- T Kyle Harrison
- Ji-Qing Chen
- Daryl S Nool
- Josephine Pham
- J David Clark
Institutions
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (US)
- Palo Alto Institute (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-107092
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88