Background Because of the dramatic increase in the number of opioid related deaths since 1999, the opioid epidemic was declared a “public health emergency” in the United States on October 26, 2017. The opioid abuse epidemic arose in part from…
Risk Number of pts awaiting organ transplantation is much greater than the number of available solid organs Medical management affects the viability of organs for transplant Perioperative Risks Cardiovascular collapse Pulmonary edema Endocrine dysfunction Metabolic imbalance Coagulopathy Hypothermia Worry About…
Risk Prevalence in USA: 25 million people; nearly 5% for persons age 5-34 y Increased prevalence and severity in African Americans, adult females, and atopic individuals Perioperative Risks Risk related to degree of preop control of symptoms and optimization of…