Open AccessOverprescription of Opioids Following Outpatient Anorectal Surgery: A Single-Institution Study
Author(s) -
Devon Livingston-Rosanoff,
Taylor Aiken,
Brooks L. Rademacher,
Christopher Glover,
Paul Skelton,
Marissa Paulson,
Elise H. Lawson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diseases of the colon and rectum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1530-0358
pISSN - 0012-3706
DOI - 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001742
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , colorectal surgery , anesthesia , oxycodone , surgery , incision and drainage , pill , prospective cohort study , rectovaginal fistula , fistula , abdominal surgery , receptor , abscess , pharmacology
Surgeons contribute to the opioid epidemic by overprescribing opioids for postoperative pain. Excess, unused opioids may be diverted for misuse/abuse.