Tao Luo

Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, China

Publications

• Research   
  Perioperative Pain Management Performed by Interdisciplinary Health Team for a Patient with Opioid Addiction History: A Case Report
  Author(s): Yuxiang Ren, Wenjuan Sun*, Shuang Wang, Canfeng Li, Li Yang, Zhihui Lang and Tao Luo
  
  Objective: Pain is the most significant problem for postoperative patients in clinical practice, and it greatly affects the physical and mental health of patients and the process of postoperative rehabilitation. Patients with opioid addiction history are not only more sensitive to pain but also may be more likely to become re-addicted, making postoperative acute pain management more challenging. Methods: This article introduces the perioperative multidisciplinary pain management of an American patient with opioid addiction history. Before the surgery, the pharmacist, anesthesiologist, surgeon, nurse, and physical therapist together established a perioperative pain management plan for this patient. This plan is based on multimodal analgesia, the WHO analgesic ladder, treatment with low-dose strong opioids, on-time administration, a.. Read More»
  

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