A new study in JAMA surgery assesses whether limiting opioids during surgery has any impact on postoperative pain and opioid consumption. The paper concluded that liberal use of opioids intraoperatively, specifically fentanyl, was associated with lower frequency of uncontrolled pain; a decrease in new chronic pain diagnoses reported at 3 months; fewer opioid prescriptions at 30, 90, and 180 days; and decreased new persistent opioid use, without significant increases in adverse effects.

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