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Pre-Surgery Sleep May Reduce Pain and Opioid Use
Key Takeaways
- The review assessed 16 studies with more than 1,100 patients.
- It focused on melatonin or zolpidem used before, rather than after, surgery.
- Melatonin was associated with less anxiety, pain and inflammation across reviewed studies.
- Some abdominal-surgery studies found opioid use fell by more than 30%.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com
