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2021 12 01


Ann Surg


274


6

Use and Misuse of Opioids After Endocrine Surgery Operations.

Authors

Kuo JH, Huang Y, Kluger MD, Hershman DL, Chabot JA, Lee JA, Wright JD
Ann Surg. 2021 12 01; 274(6):e1144-e1152.
PMID: 31972644.

Abstract

To examine the rate of new and persistent opioid use after endocrine surgery operations SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:: A global epidemic of opioid misuse and abuse has been evolving over the past 2 decades with opioid use among surgical patients being a particularly difficult problem. Minimal data exists regarding opioid misuse after endocrine surgical operations.