Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery
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DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002365
Abstract: Objective: We aimed to identify opioid prescribing practices across surgical specialties and institutions. Background: In an effort to minimize the contribution of prescription narcotics to the nationwide opioid epidemic, reductions in postoperative opioid prescribing have… read more here.
Keywords: surgery wide; variation; opioid prescribing; wide variation ... See more keywords