Priority 11 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What are the impacts of cannabis on anesthesia care and pain management after surgery? (JLA PSP Priority 11) | |
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| Overall ranking | 11 |
| JLA question ID | 0084/11 |
| Explanatory note |
This question asks about the effects of cannabis on anesthesia care. Respondents wanted to know what to advise patients about using cannabis and how cannabis use affects choice of anesthesia medications. |
| Evidence |
No systematic reviews identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic health relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Perioperative implications of cannabis? What should we tell patients perioperatively? ~ Does frequent relatively high daily use of marijuana (>2gram/day) worsen acute postop pain, or decrease effectiveness of analgesics? |
| Submitted by | Healthcare providers, caregivers, patients |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0084 |
| PSP name | Anesthesia (Canada) |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 49 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 15 May 2019 |