Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery
Worldwide, the use of prescription opioid analgesics more than doubled between 2001 and
2013, with several countries, including the USA, Canada, and Australia, experiencing …
2013, with several countries, including the USA, Canada, and Australia, experiencing …
Transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery
Over the past decade there has been an increasing reliance on strong opioids to treat acute
and chronic pain, which has been associated with a rising epidemic of prescription opioid …
and chronic pain, which has been associated with a rising epidemic of prescription opioid …
[HTML][HTML] The prescription opioid crisis: role of the anaesthesiologist in reducing opioid use and misuse
Reports of strategies to prevent and treat the opioid epidemic are growing. Significant
attention has been paid to the benefits of opioid addiction research, clinical prescribing, and …
attention has been paid to the benefits of opioid addiction research, clinical prescribing, and …
Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective cohort study
Objective To quantify the effects of varying opioid prescribing patterns after surgery on
dependence, overdose, or abuse in an opioid naive population. Design Retrospective …
dependence, overdose, or abuse in an opioid naive population. Design Retrospective …
Opioid prescribing after surgery in the United States, Canada, and Sweden
Importance Small studies and anecdotal evidence suggest marked differences in the use of
opioids after surgery internationally; however, this has not been evaluated systematically …
opioids after surgery internationally; however, this has not been evaluated systematically …
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review
Importance Prescription opioid analgesics play an important role in the treatment of
postoperative pain; however, unused opioids may be diverted for nonmedical use and …
postoperative pain; however, unused opioids may be diverted for nonmedical use and …
A pathway for developing postoperative opioid prescribing best practices
Objective: Opioid prescriptions after surgery are effective for pain management but have
been a significant contributor to the current opioid epidemic. Our objective is to review …
been a significant contributor to the current opioid epidemic. Our objective is to review …
Current issues in the use of opioids for the management of postoperative pain: a review
Importance Uncontrolled and indiscriminate prescribing of opioids has led to an opioid crisis
that started in North America and spread throughout high-income countries. The aim of this …
that started in North America and spread throughout high-income countries. The aim of this …
Association of the 2016 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opioid prescribing guideline with changes in opioid dispensing after surgery
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Importance While the 2016 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guideline
for prescribing opioids for chronic pain was not intended to address postoperative pain …
for prescribing opioids for chronic pain was not intended to address postoperative pain …
Postoperative opioid prescribing and new persistent opioid use: the risk of excessive prescribing
Objective: Evaluate the association between postoperative opioid prescribing and new
persistent opioid use. Summary Background Data: Opioid-nave patients who develop new …
persistent opioid use. Summary Background Data: Opioid-nave patients who develop new …