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Research Article

Consensus Statement for the Prescription of Pain Medication at Discharge after Elective Adult Surgery

Hance A. Clarkea Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;b Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;c Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;d University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Varuna Manooa Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;b Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Emily A. Pearsalle Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Akash Goelb Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;c Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Adina Feinberge Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Aliza Weinribb Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jenny C. Chiuf Department of Pharmacy, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Bansi Shahb Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Salima S. J. Ladaka Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;b Transitional Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;g Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Warde Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;h Department of Surgery, St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sanjho Srikandarajahi Department of Anaesthesia, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Savtaj S. Brare Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;j Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Robin S. McLeode Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pages 67-85 | Received 22 Aug 2019, Accepted 30 Jan 2020, Published online: 08 Mar 2020

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