Open AccessOpioid Prescriptions for Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Patients Before and After Implementation of Tennessee State Legislation
Author(s) -
Parisa Samimi,
Joseph Panza,
Jessica Heft,
Li Wang,
Rony A. Adam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2154-4212
pISSN - 2151-8378
DOI - 10.1097/spv.0000000000000779
Subject(s) - medicine , legislation , medical prescription , opioid , general surgery , state (computer science) , reconstructive surgery , surgery , law , nursing , receptor , political science , algorithm , computer science
Limited data exist regarding the impact of state legislation on opioid-prescribing patterns, particularly in states with the highest opioid-prescribing rates in the nation. Our primary objective was to examine the change in the amount of opioid morphine equivalents (OMEs) prescribed at discharge to patients undergoing female pelvic reconstructive surgery after the implementation of state legislation created in response to the opioid crisis.