The perioperative patient on buprenorphine: a systematic review of perioperative management strategies and patient outcomes

BackgroundAn increasing number of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are treated with opioid agonist-antagonists such as buprenorphine/naloxone. Perioperative management of patients on buprenorphine/naloxone is inconsistent and remains a controversial topic with mismanagement posing a significant risk to the long-term health of these patients.MethodsWe performed a systematic literature search involving Medline, Medline In-Process, Embase, …