Background US opioid prescribing and use escalated over the last two decades, with
parallel increases in opioid misuse, opioid-related deaths, and concerns about diversion …

Women are commonly exposed to opioids after birth. This exposure leads to an increased
risk of chronic opioid use. Physician and providers should judiciously reduce the amount of …

Importance Opioid medications are commonly prescribed for the management of acute
postoperative pain. In light of increasing awareness of the potential risks of opioid …

Importance Although opioids can be effective medications in certain situations, they are
associated with harms, including opioid use disorder and overdose. Studies have revealed …

Importance Most women report moderate to severe pain after cesarean delivery. The extent
of the ability of surgical wound infiltration with local anesthetic agents during cesarean …

Objective To perform a systematic review on consumption, leftover, and disposal of
prescribed opioids after surgery in obstetrics and gynecology (The International Prospective …

Importance Improved strategies are needed to decrease opioid use after cesarean delivery
but still adequately control postoperative pain. Although transcutaneous electrical …

PURPOSE Although cesarean delivery is the most common surgical procedure in the United
States, postoperative opioid prescribing varies greatly. We hypothesized that patient …

Current pain and analgesic management strategies apply a standardized one-size-fits-all
approach to women undergoing cesarean delivery. These standardized protocols do not …

BACKGROUND Opioid analgesics are commonly prescribed to women after cesarean
delivery. There is a growing effort to prescribe opioids judiciously; however, the risk of …