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2020 Jan


Surg Endosc


34


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Opioid and non-opioid utilization at home following gastrointestinal procedures: a prospective cohort study.

Authors

Bartels K, Mahoney K, Raymond KM, McWilliams SK, Fernandez-Bustamante A, Schulick R, Hopfer CJ, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK
Surg Endosc. 2020 Jan; 34(1):304-311.
PMID: 30945059.

Abstract

Overprescribing of opioid medications for patients to be used at home after surgery is common. We sought to ascertain important patient and procedural characteristics that are associated with low versus high rates of self-reported utilization of opioids at home, 1-4 weeks after discharge following gastrointestinal surgery.