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The impact of opioid use on human and health care costs in surgical patients

BACKGROUND: Preoperative narcotic use impacts hospital cost and outcomes in surgical patients, but the underlying reasons are unclear. METHODS: A single-center retrospective analysis was performed on surgical patients admitted with intestinal obstruction (2010–2014). Patients were grouped into activ...

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Autores principales: Kassam, Al-Faraaz, Kim, Young, Cortez, Alexander R., Dhar, Vikrom K., Wima, Koffi, Shah, Shimul A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32754712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2019.10.001