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A prospective observational study of pediatric opioid prescribing at postoperative discharge: how much is actually used?
Abstract
Research describing opioid misuse in children after surgery currently describes single specialties, short follow-up, and heterogeneous data not conducive to comparative discussion. Our primary objective was to quantify opioids prescribed to pediatric surgical patients on discharge from hospital. Secondary objectives were quantifying opioids remaining unused at four-week follow-up, and family attitudes to safe storage and disposal.