Open AccessOpioid Prescribing and Use Patterns in Postsurgical Facial Trauma Patients
Author(s) -
Jodi B. Lapidus,
Katherine B. Santosa,
Gary B. Skolnick,
Avira Som,
Gerald J. Cho,
Jennifer Waljee,
Jacob AuBuchon,
Kamlesh B. Patel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000006588
Subject(s) - medicine , facial trauma , medical prescription , retrospective cohort study , perioperative , odds ratio , population , opioid , logistic regression , medicaid , surgery , cohort , trauma center , emergency medicine , health care , receptor , environmental health , economics , pharmacology , economic growth
Facial fractures are painful injuries routinely managed by opioids after surgical repair. Studies have identified patient risk factors and prescribing patterns associated with opioid use in medicine and general surgery; however, little is known about these entities in the facial trauma population.