Although a combination of certain pain medications has been found to be more effective than opioids alone at managing discomfort after surgery, Black patients are less likely to receive this level of care while recovering from a major procedure, new research suggests.
In a study presented Sunday at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting in Philadelphia, post-surgery Black patients were more likely to be prescribed oral opioids and less likely to receive multimodal analgesia, involving four modes of pain management, compared with their White peers.
“Understanding how to provide the maximum amount of benefit while reducing risk of addiction or overdose is our number one job when it comes to acute or even chronic pain management,” he said. “It has a direct effect on people’s livelihood and their ability to function and also their wanting to be engaged in the health care system in the future.” Dr.
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