STRATEGIES AIMED AT PREVENTING LONG-TERM OPIOID USE IN TRAUMA AND ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: A SCOPING REVIEW

Abstract Background Long-term opioid use, which may have significant individual and societal impacts, has been documented in up to 20% of patients after trauma or orthopaedic surgery.The objectives of this scoping review were to systematically map the research on strategies aiming to prevent chronic opioid use in these populations and to identify k

Abstract The process in which COVID-19 vaccines are developed is sequential and continuously accumulating.On the one slate vcc hand, comprehensive patent protection is a necessary means to promote research and development.It yields additional returns that pay for the occasionally substantial amounts in R&D expenses.On the other hand, patents can be