Rates and predictors of postdischarge opioid-free analgesia after elective colorectal surgery: A prospective cohort study
Approximately half of patients undergoing colorectal surgery do not use opioids postdischarge. Older patients, those with higher patient activation, those who did not use cannabis, and those with fewer opioids prescribed were more likely to rely on opioid-free analgesia. Opioid-free postdischarge analgesia may be feasible after colorectal surgery and should be further investigated.
Authors
- Francesca Fermi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3573-2578)
- Marylise Boutros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8006-321X)
- Katy Dmowski
- Shrieda Jain
- Lawrence Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3990-2469)
- Maxime Lapointe-Gagner
- Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh
- Ghadeer Olleik
- Samin Shirzadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7926-1171)
- Sarah Al Ben Ali
- Makena Pook
- Julio F. Fiore
- Philip Nguyen-Powanda
- Pepa Kaneva
- Naser Alali
Institutions
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.110044
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00