Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review

MC Bicket, JJ Long, PJ Pronovost, GC Alexander… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prescription opioid analgesics play an important role in the treatment of
postoperative pain; however, unused opioids may be diverted for nonmedical use and …

Chronic opioid use after surgery: implications for perioperative management in the face of the opioid epidemic

JM Hah, BT Bateman, J Ratliff, C Curtin… - Anesthesia & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Physicians, policymakers, and researchers are increasingly focused on finding ways to
decrease opioid use and overdose in the United States both of which have sharply …

[HTML][HTML] CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain—United States, 2022

D Dowell - MMWR. Recommendations and reports, 2022 - cdc.gov
This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

Opioid-prescribing guidelines for common surgical procedures: an expert panel consensus

HN Overton, MN Hanna, WE Bruhn, S Hutfless… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background One in 16 surgical patients prescribed opioids becomes a long-term user.
Overprescribing opioids after surgery is common, and the lack of multidisciplinary procedure …

Association of opioid prescribing with opioid consumption after surgery in Michigan

R Howard, B Fry, V Gunaseelan, J Lee, J Waljee… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is growing evidence that opioids are overprescribed following surgery.
Improving prescribing requires understanding factors associated with opioid consumption …

Guideline for discharge opioid prescriptions after inpatient general surgical procedures

MV Hill, RS Stucke, SE Billmeier, JL Kelly… - Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data to inform appropriate opioid prescribing for
patients who are discharged after a hospital admission for a surgical procedure. STUDY …

Analgesia and anesthesia using the pericapsular nerve group block in hip surgery and hip fracture: a sco** review

C Morrison, B Brown, DY Lin, R Jaarsma… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2021 - rapm.bmj.com
Introduction Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block is a novel regional analgesia technique
to reduce pain after hip surgery and hip fractures. This review was conducted to summarize …

Opioids after surgery in the United States versus the rest of the world: the International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing (iPOP) multicenter study

HMA Kaafarani, K Han, M El Moheb… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing study compares postoperative
opioid prescribing patterns in the United States (US) versus the rest of the world. Summary …

Opioid use after discharge in postoperative patients: a systematic review

AE Feinberg, TR Chesney, S Srikandarajah… - Annals of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Over the past 2 decades, there has been an increase in opioid use and
subsequently, opioid deaths. The amount of opioid prescribed to surgical patients has also …

Iatrogenic opioid dependence in the United States: are surgeons the gatekeepers?

JF Waljee, L Li, CM Brummett, MJ Englesbe - Annals of surgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Opioid-associated morbidity and mortality are described by the Centers for Disease Control
as a national ''prescription painkiller overdose epidemic.''1 Today, 1 of every 25 adults …