Open AccessOpioid Oversupply After Joint and Spine Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Mark C. Bicket,
Elizabeth White,
Peter J. Pronovost,
Christopher L. Wu,
Myron Yaster,
G. Caleb Alexander
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003364
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , opioid , pill , prospective cohort study , medical prescription , anesthesia , tramadol , cohort , cohort study , emergency medicine , surgery , analgesic , receptor , pharmacology
Many patients receive prescription opioids at hospital discharge after surgery, yet little is known regarding how often these opioids go unused. We estimated the prevalence of unused opioids, use of nonopioid analgesics, and storage and disposal practices after same-day and inpatient surgery.