International Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Medicine

Special Issue

Opioid Crisis

  • Submission Deadline: Feb. 20, 2019
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Sergio Bergese
About This Special Issue
Over the years, opioids have been widely administered for acute and chronic pain control. Their proved efficacy and their ability to early prevent the onset of some mechanisms associated with chronic pain are some of the pharmacological properties that make them a suitable choice for surgical and non-surgical pain management. However, long-term use of these medications has been associated with important dependency and subsequent abuse.

In the United States, unauthorized distribution and over prescription are probably the main factors that have contributed to an unseen level of opioid misuse within the last 2 decades. Since 1999, opioid-related deaths have quadrupled. Not it vain, seeking of a feasible short and long-term solution to this opioid crisis has become a nationwide priority considering the high ancillary costs to the health care system and society.

For this upcoming issue, we aim to offer a comprehensive overview of the different variables involved in opioids use and misuse including:

Description of current guidelines for perioperative pain management
Correlation of opioid administration with important clinical entities (i.e. postoperative delirium and opioid-induced hyperalgesia)
Transitional care of patients under opioid treatment
Opioid leftovers
Lead Guest Editor
  • Sergio Bergese

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

Guest Editors
  • Lidia Moro

    Anaesthesiology Department, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

  • Fabrizzio Sacchet-Cardozo

    Faculty of Medicine, Republic University, Clinics Hospital Dr. Manuel Quintela, Montevideo, Uruguay

  • Nicoleta Stoicea

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Alberto Uribe

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Juan Fiorda-Diaz

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Laura Puertas

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Suren Soghomonyan

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Barbara Rogers

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Wiebke Ackermann

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Michael Essandoh

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Gurneet Sandhu

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Michael Guertin

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Sophallyda Krouch

    Department of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

  • Marco Echeverria

    Anesthesiology Postgraduate Program. Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela

  • Byron R. Rosero-Britton

    Department of Anesthesiology, University Foundation of Health Sciences, Bogota, Colombia

  • Victor Navarrete

    Department of Anesthesiology, Cira García, Central Clinic, Havana, Cuba