Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Select Heart Surgery Patients May Not Need Opioid Pain Meds When Discharged
December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSJou) -- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021:
Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
"In some cases, patients assume that after surgery, especially a big operation like cardiac surgery, that they will ne . . .
Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
"In some cases, patients assume that after surgery, especially a big operation like cardiac surgery, that they will ne . . .