Defining optimal length of opioid pain medication prescription after common surgical procedures. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Defining optimal length of opioid pain medication prescription after common surgical procedures. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Defining optimal length of opioid pain medication prescription after common surgical procedures.

Scully RE, Schoenfeld AJ, Jiang W, et al. JAMA Surg. 2017 Sep 27; [Epub ahead of print].

This retrospective observational study found that the median duration of opioid prescription after routine surgical procedures ranged from 4–15 days overall. A significant proportion of these prescriptions were refilled, highlighting the risk of chronic use following the acute pain setting.

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