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Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Jun 29


Can J Anaesth

Trends in opioid dispensing after common abdominal and orthopedic surgery procedures in British Columbia: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Authors

Nann P, Nabavi N, Ziafat K, Preston R, Chau A, Krausz MR, Schwarz SKW, Maclure M
Can J Anaesth. 2022 Jun 29.
PMID: 35768720.

Abstract

Postdischarge opioid prescriptions are reportedly much higher in Canada than in other countries. To assess potentially contributing factors, we examined trends after abdominal and orthopedic surgeries in British Columbia (BC).