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2020 Aug


Ann Surg


272


2

Care Coordination for Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy Following Surgery: A Cohort Study.

Authors

Lagisetty P, Bohnert A, Goesling J, Hu H M, Travis B, Lagisetty K, Brummett CM, Englesbe MJ, Waljee J
Ann Surg. 2020 Aug; 272(2):304-310.
PMID: 32675543.

Abstract

To describe if patients with chronic opioid use with a consistent usual prescriber (UP) prior to surgery and if early return to that UP (<30 d) would be associated with fewer high risk prescribing events in the postoperative period.