Open AccessCancer survivorship and its association with perioperative opioid use for minor non-cancer surgery
Author(s) -
Samantha Eiffert,
Andrea L. Nicol,
Edward F. Ellerbeck,
Joanna Veazey Brooks,
Andrew W. Roberts
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-020-05420-1
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , opioid , cancer , cancer pain , survivorship curve , surgery , oncology , receptor
Reducing high-risk prescription opioid use after surgery has become a key strategy in mitigating the opioid crisis. Yet, despite their vulnerabilities, we know little about how cancer survivors use opioids for non-cancer perioperative pain compared to those with no history of cancer. The purpose was to examine the association of cancer survivorship with the likelihood of receiving perioperative opioid therapy for non-cancer minor surgery.