Anesthesiology

ON THE COVER: The optimal management of perioperative pain in patients using medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is unclear. In this issue of Anesthesiology, Bicket et al. evaluated whether the prevalence of MOUD use in surgical patients is increasing and identified which procedures have the highest rate of MOUD use. In an accompanying editorial, Kohan and Viscusi discuss anesthesia challenges in patients with substance use disorder. Cover illustration: A. Johnson, Vivo Visuals Studio. Bicket et al.: Trends in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder among Commercially Insured U.S. Surgical Patients, 2016 to 2022, p. 431 Kohan and Viscusi: Rising Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Presents New Challenges for Anesthesiologists as Perioperative Medicine Specialists, p. 266