Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Obtained After Mohs Surgery: A Claims Database Analysis From 2009 to 2020.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3468
Abstract: Importance To curtail the opioid epidemic, physicians have been advised to limit opioid prescriptions. Objective To characterize the frequency and changes over time (2009-2020) of opioid prescriptions following Mohs micrographic surgery. Design, Setting, and Participants… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; mohs micrographic; 2009 2020; micrographic surgery ... See more keywords
Prevalence and Prescribers of Preoperative Opioid Prescriptions in the US, 2008-2019
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47897
Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of preoperative opioid prescribing and the specialties of clinicians who prescribe these medications. read more here.
Keywords: prescribers preoperative; prescriptions 2008; 2008 2019; prevalence prescribers ... See more keywords
Association Between State Opioid Prescribing Limits and Duration of Opioid Prescriptions From Dentists
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50409
Abstract: This cross-sectional study assesses whether state-specific implementation of opioid prescribing is associated with a shorter duration of opioid prescriptions from dentists for children and adult dental patients. read more here.
Keywords: state; opioid prescribing; duration opioid; prescriptions dentists ... See more keywords
Surgeons’ Perspectives on Changing the Default Number of Doses for Opioid Prescriptions in Electronic Health Record Systems
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15633
Abstract: This qualitative study assesses surgeons’ perspectives regarding a change in the default number of doses for opioid prescriptions written through an electronic health record system to adolescents and young adults undergoing tonsillectomy. read more here.
Keywords: doses opioid; number doses; electronic health; surgeons perspectives ... See more keywords
Comparison of Postpartum Opioid Prescriptions Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6438
Abstract: Key Points Question How did fills of opioid prescriptions change among postpartum women after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 460 371 privately insured postpartum women, patients who gave birth… read more here.
Keywords: covid pandemic; postpartum opioid; opioid prescriptions; comparison postpartum ... See more keywords
Association of Hydrocodone Schedule Change With Opioid Prescriptions Following Surgery
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2651
Abstract: Importance In 2014, the US Drug Enforcement Administration moved hydrocodone-containing analgesics from schedule III to the more restrictive schedule II to limit prescribing and decrease nonmedical opioid use. The association of this policy change with… read more here.
Keywords: following surgery; change; schedule; schedule change ... See more keywords
Implementation and Assessment of No Opioid Prescription Strategy at Discharge After Major Urologic Cancer Surgery.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7652
Abstract: Importance Postoperative opioid prescriptions are associated with delayed recovery, perioperative complications, opioid use disorder, and diversion of overprescribed opioids, which places the community at risk of opioid misuse or addiction. Objective To assess a protocol… read more here.
Keywords: major urologic; opioid prescriptions; cancer surgery; group ... See more keywords
Age and postoperative opioid prescriptions: a population‐based cohort study of opioid‐naïve adults
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DOI: 10.1002/pds.4964
Abstract: Opioids are commonly prescribed for acute pain after surgery. However, it is unclear whether these prescriptions are usually modified to account for patient age and, in particular, opioid‐related risks among older adults. We therefore sought… read more here.
Keywords: age postoperative; prescriptions population; postoperative opioid; opioid prescriptions ... See more keywords
Trends in national opioid prescribing for dental procedures among patients enrolled in Medicaid.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.04.013
Abstract: BACKGROUND The authors examined trends in opioid prescriptions by dentists for children and nonsenior adults enrolled in Medicaid. METHODS The authors used the IBM Watson Medicaid claims databases for 2012 through 2019 and the Centers… read more here.
Keywords: prescription rates; enrolled medicaid; dental procedures; opioid prescription ... See more keywords
Distribution of Opioid Prescribing and High-Risk Prescribing Among U.S. Dentists in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.09.017
Abstract: INTRODUCTION It is unknown whether certain dentists account for disproportionate shares of dental opioid prescriptions and high-risk prescriptions. Identifying and characterizing such dentists could inform the targeting of initiatives to improve the appropriateness and safety… read more here.
Keywords: risk; high volume; risk prescriptions; high risk ... See more keywords
Successful and Reproducible Post-Operative Pain Control Using Multidisciplinary Opioid-Sparing Regimen in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.204
Abstract: Introduction Cardiac surgery is associated with significant acute pain. A proportion of patients will eventually transition to chronic pain, with possible ongoing use of opioids. Prescribers play consequential roles in achieving a balance between effective… read more here.
Keywords: pain; opioid prescriptions; opioid; discharge ... See more keywords