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Jul 2021
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26: Should buprenorphine be discontinued...

DAVID HAO, MD
About this episode

Dr. Tony Anderson, an anesthesiologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, joins us to discuss the evolving literature and evidence around perioperative management of buprenorphine.

Special thanks to Dr. Ashwini Joshi for her assistance with researching for the episode. 

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Music by Stephen Campbell, MD.

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