Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News.
San Diego—A team of anesthesiologists has devised what they believe may be a simple way to address the opioid crisis.
The Michigan Modified Opioid Risk Tool (MMORT) is designed to screen for potential dependence in opioid-naive patients, which may help limit unnecessary postoperative opioid exposure in patients at risk for developing dependence, the researchers noted.
“Although we anesthesiologists see a lot of surgical