Reports from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Describe Recent Advances in Opioids (Preoperative Activity Level and Postoperative Pain After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery).

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "A higher preoperative activity level among patients undergoing urogynecologic surgery was not associated with lower pain scores nor decreased opioid use." Keywords: Health and Medicine; Opioids; Post-Operative Pain; Surgery EN Health and Medicine Opioids Post-Operative Pain Surgery 1795 1795 1 10/09/23 20231013 NES 231013 2023 OCT 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week -- Current study results on opioids have been published. However, when adjusting for age, baseline pain, hysterectomy, baseline opioid use, and Charlson Comorbidity Index, high BA did not remain associated with lower postoperative pain scores and less opioid use.". [Extracted from the article]

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