Abstract
Management of patients on long-term opioids (LTOs) with acute or postoperative pain presents a number of problems. Such patients will need higher doses of opioids postoperatively than the general population; they are also more likely to need surgery. Managing the challenge of acute pain control in this group requires being able to identify which patients are at risk, and understanding the physiological basis for the problems that may arise from LTO dependence.
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