Association of opioid prescribing with opioid consumption after surgery in Michigan. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Association of opioid prescribing with opioid consumption after surgery in Michigan. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published November 2018

Association of opioid prescribing with opioid consumption after surgery in Michigan.

Howard R, Fry B, Gunaseelan V, et al. JAMA Surg. 2018 Nov 7; [Epub ahead of print].

This observational study found that when patients were prescribed a higher number of opioid pills following surgery, they self-administered more pills, although most patients did consume all of the pills they received. The authors suggest collecting patient-reported opioid consumption data in order to make opioid prescribing safer.

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