Open AccessPostsurgical Opioid Prescriptions and Risk of Long-term Use
Author(s) -
Jessica C. Young,
Nabarun Dasgupta,
Brooke Chidgey,
Michele Jönsson Funk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000003549
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , confidence interval , medical prescription , pill , population , morphine , anesthesia , relative risk , pharmacology , receptor , environmental health
The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in risk of long-term opioid therapy after surgery among an opioid-naive population using varying cutoffs based on days supplied (DS), total morphine milligram equivalents (MME) dispensed, and quantity of pills (QTY) dispensed.