Preoperative and Postoperative Hyperalgesia in Dental Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy: A Pilot Study.

Peggy Compton,Steven Wang, Camron Fakhar,Stacey Secreto, Olivia Halabicky Arnold,Brian Ford,Elliot V Hersh

Anesthesia progress(2023)

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Abstract
These data suggest that patients with chronic pain taking opioids approach surgical interventions with heightened pain sensitivity and have a more severe postoperative pain experience, providing evidence that their complaints of postoperative pain should be taken seriously and managed appropriately.
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Cold-pressor test,Conditioned pain modulation,Hyperalgesia,Opioids,Postoperative pain,Preoperative pain,Quantitative sensory testing
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