Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia and Oral Opioid Requirements after Lung Transplantation

Purpose Over 50% of those entering substance treatment programs were first exposed to opioids through a prescription. Among the opioid naïve, surgery is the 2nd most common indication for opioid prescriptions. Lung transplant recipients require long term opioids at significantly higher rates than other surgical patients. We undertook this study to define effects of cryoanalgesia (CRYO) on opioid use. Methods We conducted a two period...