Effect of hernia mesh weights on postoperative patient-related and clinical outcomes after open ventral hernia repair: a randomized clinical trial

DM Krpata, CC Petro, AS Prabhu, L Tastaldi… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although multiple versions of polypropylene mesh devices are currently
available on the market for hernia repair, few comparisons exist to guide surgeons as to …

Postoperative opioid prescribing and new persistent opioid use: the risk of excessive prescribing

R Howard, CS Brown, YL Lai, V Gunaseelan… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
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 after hospital admission from surgery in New Zealand: a population-based study

J Gong, P Jones, C Frampton, K Beyene… - Anesthesia & …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Persistent opioid use (POU) is common after surgery and is associated with
an increased risk of mortality and morbidity. There have been no population-based studies …

Improved patient-reported outcomes after open preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair compared to anterior Lichtenstein repair: 10-year ACHQC analysis

D Agarwal, T Bharani, N Fullington, L Ott, M Olson… - Hernia, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The Lichtenstein repair has been synonymous with “open” inguinal
hernia repair (IHR) for 40 years. However, international guidelines have suggested that …

Evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines and new persistent opioid use after surgery

R Howard, A Ryan, HM Hu, CS Brown, J Waljee… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Evaluate the association of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines with
new persistent opioid use after surgery. Summary Background Data: Patients exposed to …

Long-term health outcomes of new persistent opioid use after surgery among medicare beneficiaries

KB Santosa, CR Priest, JD Oliver, B Kenney… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We examined long-term health outcomes associated with new persistent opioid
use after surgery and hypothesized that patients with new persistent opioid use would have …

Quadratus lumborum block versus transversus abdominis plane block for inguinal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta‐analysis with trial sequential analysis

P Marcolin, S Amaral, SB Motter… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Postoperative pain management is crucial for patient recovery with Quadratus
Lumborum Block (QLB) and Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAPB) emerging as …

Effects of state opioid prescribing cap laws on opioid prescribing after surgery

I Schmid, EA Stuart, AD McCourt… - Health services …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the effects of state opioid prescribing cap laws on opioid prescribing
after surgery. Data Sources OptumLabs Data Warehouse administrative claims data …

Feasibility of prospectively comparing opioid analgesia with opioid-free analgesia after outpatient general surgery: a pilot randomized clinical trial

U Do, C El-Kefraoui, M Pook, S Balvardi… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The overprescription of opioids to surgical patients is recognized as an important
factor contributing to the opioid crisis. However, the value of prescribing opioid analgesia …

Incidence of opioid use and early postoperative pain intensity after primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair at a single-center specialty hospital

M Mainprize, A Yilbas, FAC Spencer Netto… - … Archives of Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This research examined opioid use, pain intensity, and pain management after
primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair (PUIHR) at a single-center specialty hospital …