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Supply of opioids and information provided to patients after surgery in an Australian hospital: A cross-sectional study

Opioids are commonly prescribed to manage pain after surgery. However, excessive supply on discharge can increase patients’ risk of persistent opioid use and contribute to the reservoir of unused opioids in the community that may be misused. This study aimed to evaluate the use of opioids in Austral...

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Autores principales: Fong, Ian SH, Yiu, Chin Hang, Abelev, Matthew D, Allaf, Sara, Begley, David A, Bugeja, Bernadette A, Khor, Kok Eng, Rimington, Joanne, Penm, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10493037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37688434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X231163890