Open AccessImpacts of Initial Prescription Length and Prescribing Limits on Risk of Prolonged Postsurgical Opioid Use
Author(s) -
Jessica C. Young,
Nabarun Dasgupta,
Brooke Chidgey,
Til Stürmer,
Virginia Pate,
Michael G. Hudgens,
Michele Jönsson Funk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001663
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , medical prescription , logistic regression , anesthesia , confidence interval , risk assessment , addiction , emergency medicine , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor , computer security , computer science
In response to concerns about opioid addiction following surgery, many states have implemented laws capping the days supplied for initial postoperative prescriptions. However, few studies have examined changes in the risk of prolonged opioid use associated with the initial amount prescribed.