Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The largest systematic review and meta-analysis of its kind to date has concluded that finding a strong genetic link to postsurgical pain may be more challenging than originally believed.
The study found that of 499 individual genetic variants in 125 genes, only two variants—OPRM1 rs1799971 and COMT rs4680—showed significant association with postsurgical pain.
According to lead author Stephan