Cannabis, Anesthesia and Acute Postoperative Pain: Known and Unknown

Tweetable abstract

Cannabis use may significantly affect anesthetic, perioperative and acute pain management care; but research needs to be standardized, expanded and more inclusive.

Keywords::

• acute pain
• anesthesia
• cannabis
• perioperative complications
• tolerance

Author contributions

E Bulat conducted the literature review and primary writing of the manuscript; R Jotwani conducted the literature review and primary writing of the manuscript; R Weinberg edited and provided guidance throughout the entirety of the writing process: MA Akerman edited and provided guidance throughout the entirety of the writing process; RS White edited and provided guidance throughout the entirety of the writing process.

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.