New persistent opioid use: a case for defining the problem
I congratulate Frangakis and colleagues on conducting the largest meta-analysis to date of new persistent opioid use (NPOU) after surgery in opioid-naïve patients.[1][1] However, I am concerned that the reported pooled incidence of 7.15% may be less informative than suggested because the meta-
Authors
- Duncan T. Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0751-1391)
Institutions
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- NHS Grampian (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2026-108287
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00