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Human Studies


2020 Jun 24


J Gen Intern Med

Perioperative Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels as a Predictor of Postoperative Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder: a Cohort Study.

Authors

Kim Y, Zhang F, Su K, LaRochelle M, Callahan M, Fisher D, Wharam FJ, Asgari MM
J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jun 24.
PMID: 32583342.

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with chronic pain syndromes and higher opioid use among cancer patients, but its association with opioid use among opioid-naïve subjects following a major surgical procedure with acute pain has not been explored.