Importance Opioids are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents after surgery.
Prescription opioid misuse is associated with high-risk behavior in youth. Evidence-based …

Pediatric postoperative opioid prescribing and the opioid cr... : Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Pediatric postoperative opioid prescribing and the opioid crisis : Current Opinion in Pediatrics …

Background In the setting of a national opioid epidemic there are concerns about routine
overprescription of opioids postoperatively in both children and adults, which introduces …

Use of ionizing radiation during diagnosis can be minimized by optimizing ultrasound
quality, leveraging the combined predictive value of laboratory, imaging and clinical data …

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been adopted for
many types of surgery. Postoperative pain following palatoplasty may cause feeding and …

Introduction Nonmedical opioid use is a major public health problem. There is little
standardization in opioid-prescribing practices for pediatric ambulatory surgery, which can …

BACKGROUND There is wide variation in opioid prescribing after appendectomy in children
and adolescents, with recent increases noted in opioid-related pediatric deaths from …

Importance High-risk practices, including dispensing an opioid prescription before surgery
when not recommended, remain poorly characterized among US youths and may contribute …

Background We aimed to identify factors associated with postoperative prescription opioid
use in adolescents. Methods Adolescents aged 13–20 years undergoing surgery were …

In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, many surgeons who care for children have
reflected upon current practices and the history of our own prescribing. In this editorial …