MD, PhD, FFPMRCA
Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia
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- Email Address
- patrice.forget@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437285
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition





Biography
Professor Patrice Forget, MD, PhD, FFPMRCA, is Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the ºÚÁÏÍø (UK), and Honorary Consultant at the NHS Grampian. He is involved in clinical research, focused mainly on pain, perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology. For the last twenty years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, he has published more than 250 articles, letters or editorials.
He is the Chair of the PANDOS (Pain AND Opioids after Surgery) ESAIC Research Group (European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care).
External Memberships
Board Member of the European Pain Federation EFIC (Honorary Treasurer, Chair of the Societal Impact of Pain partnership with the Pain Alliance Europe)
Active member of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Acute and Chronic Pain Subcommittee Lead.
Past President of the Belgian Pain Society
- Research
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Research Overview
For the last fifteen years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, I have published more than 200 articles, letters or editorials, questioning current practices and opening new avenues in pain and perioperative medicine.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
My research programme, mostly focused on pain, combines perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology approaches.
Collaborations
Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Associate Editor for the British Journal of Anaesthesia
Associate Editor for the British Journal of Pain
Associate Editor for Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Senior Editor for BMC Anesthesiology
Editor for the Clinical Journal of Medicine (Section: Anesthesiology)
Board member of eCancer
Cochrane collaborator
Reviewer for more than 50 scientific journals.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Professor of anaesthesia and pain medicine
- Publications
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Status quo of pain-related patient-reported outcomes and perioperative pain management in 10,415 patients from 10 countries: Analysis of registry data
European Journal of Pain, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 2007-2258Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Immunological Insights into Opioid-Free Anaesthesia in Oncological Surgery: A Scoping Review
Current Oncology Reports, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1327-1336Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Anaesthesia for elite athletes
European journal of anaesthesiology, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 825-834Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Why do we need to implement the ICD-11?: When pain science and practice meet policies
European Journal of Pain, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 2003-2005Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Opioid-free anaesthesia by total intravenous anaesthesia techniques may be alternative to remifentanil
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 378, o2071Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Anesthetics and Long Term Cancer Outcomes: May Epigenetics Be the Key for Pancreatic Cancer?
Medicina, vol. 58, no. 8Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Implementing opioid-free anaesthesia to improve pain management?
Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, vol. 41, no. 4, 101109Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pain and Opioid-Induced Gut Microbial Dysbiosis
Biomedicines, vol. 10, no. 8, 1815Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Postoperative Outcomes Associated With Procedural Sedation Conducted by Physician and Nonphysician Anesthesia Providers: Findings From the Prospective, Observational African Surgical Outcomes Study
Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 135, no. 2, pp. 250-263Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Expert Multinational Consensus Statement for Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) Using the Delphi Method
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 12, 3486Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Peace, not war in Ukraine or anywhere else, please
Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, vol. 41, no. 3, 101068Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A new ESAIC open access journal
European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, vol. 1, no. 1, e001Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A new European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care open access journal
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 413-414Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
To better appraise (un)certainty in systematic reviews, useful approaches exist. A comment on Moore et al.
European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom), vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1179-1180Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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System-level policies on appropriate opioid use, a multi-stakeholder consensus
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 22, no. 1, 329Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Correction to: Opioid-free versus opioid-based anesthesia in pancreatic surgery
BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 22, no. 1, 33Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
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ST-Segment Elevation, Brugada Syndrome, and Propofol?: Is This the Only Thing We Should Be Noticing?
JACC: Case Reports, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 111-112Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Opioid Prescription Following Wrist and Ankle Fracture Fixation in Scotland—Tradition Prevails
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 2, 468Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Opioid-free versus opioid-based anesthesia in pancreatic surgery
BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 22, no. 1, 9Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Metoclopramide and propofol to prevent nausea and vomiting during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 1, 110Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prescribing and deprescribing opioids
Pain, vol. 163, no. 1, pp. 1-2Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Erector spinae plane block with catheter infusion for analgesia in a patient undergoing transaxillary first rib resection
Anaesthesia Reports, vol. 10, no. 2, e12190Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Mortality by opioid poisoning in children and teenagers and opioid prescriptions
BMC Pediatrics, vol. 21, 569Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Opioid treatment for non-cancer pain: We need a comprehensive approach
The BMJ, vol. 375, n3045Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Perioperative NSAIDs and Long-Term Outcomes After cancer Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Current Oncology Reports, vol. 23, 146Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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To what extent are we confident that tapentadol induces less constipation and other side effects than the other opioids in chronic pain patients?: A confidence evaluation in network meta-analysis
British Journal of Pain, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 380-387Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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2021 adaptation of the editorial policy of Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine (ACCPM)
Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, vol. 40, no. 5, 100957Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Opioid-free Anesthesia: Comment
Anesthesiology, vol. 135, no. 4, pp. 751-753Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial
The Lancet Global Health, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. e1391-e1401Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Vasoactive agents in acute mesenteric ischaemia in critical care: A systematic review
F1000Research, vol. 10, 453Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Recurrence kinetics after laparoscopic versus open surgery in colon cancer. A meta-analysis
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 10, no. 18, 4163Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Perspectives on pain registries
Pain, vol. 162, no. 8, pp. 2201-2203Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pleth variability index and fluid management practices: a multicenter service evaluation
BMC Research Notes, vol. 14, 293Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Substance abuse by anaesthesiologists, shouldn't we do more?
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 682-683Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Exploratory outlier detection for acceleromyographic neuromuscular monitoring: Machine learning approach
Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 23, no. 6, e25913Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Vasoactive agents in acute mesenteric ischaemia in critical care. A systematic review
F1000Research, vol. 10, 453Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Statins in healthy adults: A meta-analysis
Medicina (Lithuania), vol. 57, no. 6, 585Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Propofol for Induction and Maintenance of Anesthesia in Patients With Brugada Syndrome: A Single-Center, 25-Year, Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 132, no. 6, pp. 1645-1653Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Persistent postoperative opioid use in Europe: A systematic review
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 505-511Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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High-Dose Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Long-Term Pain Medication Use in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Who Obtained at Least 50% Pain Intensity and Medication Reduction During a Trial Period: A Registry-Based Cohort Study
Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 520-531Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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What are the impact and the optimal design of a physical prehabilitation program in patients with esophagogastric cancer awaiting surgery?: A systematic review
BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, vol. 13, no. 1, 33Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Association of Intraoperative driving pressure with postoperative pulmonary complications in open versus closed abdominal surgery patients: a posthoc propensity score–weighted cohort analysis of the LAS VEGAS study
BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 21, 84Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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International multicentre observational study to evaluate the association between perioperative red blood cell transfusions and 1-year mortality after major cancer surgery (ARCA-1): Study design, statistical analysis plan and study protocol
BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 3, e043453Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Multimodal Analgesia for Spine Surgery: Does the Intraoperative Opioid Dose Matter?
Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 132, no. 2, pp. e27-e28Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pain trajectories, progress and perspectives
Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, 100799Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Our project for the Journal(s)
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 1-3Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Practical Chronic Pain Management
Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. e11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Is intraoperative opioids avoidance a utopia?: A matched case-control study in laparoscopic hysterectomy
Current clinical pharmacology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 103-108Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Anesthésie sans opioïde: le magnésium
Praticien en Anesthesie Reanimation, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 318-319Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Characterization of Preoperative, Postsurgical, Acute and Chronic Pain in High Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 9, no. 12, 3831Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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