Table 1 Summary of inclusion and exclusion criteria. This table summarises the inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to assess study eligibility during this overview
Study Criteria | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
|---|---|---|
Study design | Systematic review (± meta-analysis) | Non-reviews; protocols |
Population | Postsurgical patients exposed to acute / sub-acute pain (adults ± children) | Non-postsurgical patients; patients exposed to chronic pain; paediatric-only patients |
Intervention | An intervention related to one of either the ten priorities described by Levy et al. (2020) [8] or ten priorities described by Forget et al. (2022) [2] | Non-relevant intervention |
Comparison | A method to analyse the efficacy of the intervention | No method to analyse the efficacy of the intervention |
Outcome | An outcome related to acute postoperative pain / opioid use / relevant clinical outcomes | An outcome unrelated to acute postoperative pain / opioid use / relevant clinical outcomes |