Table 1.

Topics for which recommendations were extracted from existing guidelines

1. Deciding when to use opioids, non-opioid medications, and non-medication based pain management modalities

2. Best practices in screening/monitoring/education prior to prescribing an opioid and/or during treatment

3. Opioid selection considerations, including selection of dose, duration, and route of administration

4. Strategies to minimize the risk of opioid-related adverse events

5. Safe practices on discharge