Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News
By Myles Starr
Data indicate that a proactive opioid-sparing analgesic protocol for hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may result in improved pain control, less opioid use and greater physical activity than usual care.
“The implications of our study are to consider use of a proactive protocol involving nonopioid pain treatment options rather than wait reactively for pain to occur which then is