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Postoperative duration of opioid use and acute healthcare services use in cancer patients hospitalized for thoracic surgery.
Abstract
Postoperative pain control is an important cancer care component. However, opioid consumption has resulted in a surge of adverse events, with thoracic surgery patients having the highest rate of persistent use. The effect of opioid duration post-discharge and the risk of increased acute healthcare use in this population remains unclear.