Brief review: Obstetric care and perioperative analgesic management of the addicted patient

PurposeAddiction to alcohol and illicit drugs occurs in approximately 10% of the Canadian population and thus likely affects numerous perioperative patients. Provision of perioperative analgesia to these patients is challenging for physiological and behavioural reasons. Seven electronic databases were searched to identify papers addressing the perioperative management of analgesia in addicted patients.Principal findingsThere are few controlled …