Patients receiving opioid-free analgesia after surgery experience lower pain severity and decreased risk of side effects compared to those prescribed opioids, according to a multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. The study involved 4273 patients from 144 centers, with 30.7% receiving opioid analgesia at discharge. The findings emphasize the need to routinely adopt opioid-free discharge analgesia to improve patient outcomes and reduce medication side effects.
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