Transitional Pain Service for Preventing Chronic Postsurgical Pain: A Scoping Review of Published Literature and Considerations for Research and Practice
Authors' conclusion
This scoping review on the use of transitional pain service or transitional pain service-like programs observed limited and low-quality evidence in the form of fifteen studies (seven retrospective chart reviews, five cohort studies, and only one randomized controlled trial), with only six studies assessing any postoperative pain outcomes and only one assessing postsurgical pain as a secondary outcome.
Study context
- Population
- Studies of transitional pain service or transitional pain service-like programs (multicomponent perioperative programs)
- Participants
- 15 studies
- Outcome
- Evidence base for transitional pain service
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Retrospective chart reviews
- 7
- Cohort studies
- 5
- RCTs
- 1
- Studies assessing any postoperative pain outcomes
- 6
- Studies assessing postsurgical pain as a secondary outcome
- 1
Secondary outcomes
- Majority of studies focused on postoperative opioid use, observing important reductions
Original publication
Transitional Pain Service for Preventing Chronic Postsurgical Pain: A Scoping Review of Published Literature and Considerations for Research and Practice. Anesthesiology. Published 25 August 2025. doi:10.
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