Association between Initial Opioid Prescription and Patient Pain with Continued Opioid Use among Opioid-Naïve Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery in a Large American Health System

There is growing concern about the over-prescription of opioids and the risks of long-term use. This study examined the relationship between initial need (pre-operative, post-operative, and discharge pain) and dosage of opioids in the first prescription after surgery with continued opioid use throug...

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Autores principales: Babatunde, Abass, Rennert, Lior, Walker, Kevin B., Furmanek, Douglas L., Blackhurst, Dawn W., Cancellaro, Vito A., Litwin, Alain H., Howard, Kerry A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239497
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105766

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