OBJECTIVE: To assess the amount of opioid medication used by patients and the
prevalence of persistent opioid use after discharge for gynecologic surgery for benign …

Context Recent years show a sharp increase in research on opioid use among cancer
survivors, but evidence syntheses are lacking, leaving knowledge gaps. Corresponding …

Background Suicides and opioid overdose deaths are among the most pressing public
health concerns in the US. However direct evidence for the association between opioid use …

Objectives Opioid use, misuse, and diversion is of paramount concern in the United States.
Radical cystectomy is typically managed with some component of opioid pain control. We …

Background The impact of ongoing efforts to decrease opioid use on patients with cancer
remains undefined. Our objective was to determine trends in new and additional opioid use …

Background A multimodal analgesia (MMA) protocol has shown the effect of postoperative
pain control and reduced the postoperative opioid consumption. However, it was …

The objective of this cohort study was to determine the association between the use of
tramadol in emergency departments and the later consumption of opioids at the outpatient …

Purpose Opioid misuse is increasingly recognized as a relevant problem among patients
with cancer. However, the applicability of these concerns for patients with metastatic disease …

Patients living with metastatic cancer often experience pain which requires involvement of
palliative care and symptom management teams. Opioids are a commonly used tool for the …

Background: Opioid prescribing guidance primarily focuses on patients with non-cancer
pain. Patients undergoing surgery for cancer may have a higher risk of persistent …