Assessment of opioid administration patterns following lower extremity fracture among opioid-naïve inpatients: retrospective multicenter cohort study
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DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.366
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Prescribing habits during admission have largely contributed to the opioid epidemic. Orthopedic surgeons represent the third-highest opioid-prescribing specialty. Since more than half of body fractures in Saudi Arabia have been lower extremity fractures, it… read more here.
Keywords: administration patterns; opioid inpatients; opioid administration; lower extremity ... See more keywords