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The NorOp study is based on a quality assurance study conducted at Kongsberg Hospital during the period 2018–2021. The results from this preliminary study have been published in three articles in international peer-reviewed journals:

- Factors associated with use of opioid rescue medication after surgery. Meier et al., 2023.
https://rapm.bmj.com/content/rapm/early/2023/07/20/rapm-2023-104412.full.pdf

Factors associated with persistent opioid use, such as chronic pain, concerns about surgery, and acute postoperative pain, were also associated with opioid use after discharge.

- Opioid analgesic effects on subjective well-being in the operating theatre. Eikemo et al., 2023.
https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/anae.16069

Remifentanil and oxycodone on the operating table resulted in little or no improvement in the patient's experience. 

The effect of the opioids was associated with, among other things, previous opioid use.

- Does childhood adversity alter opioid drug reward? A conceptual replication in outpatients before surgery. Carlyle et al., 2023.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/16066359.2023.2211348?needAccess=true&role=button

The effect of opioids was associated with, among other things, childhood experiences.