Opioids Prescribed After Low-Risk Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2004-2012. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Adverse events related to opioid analgesics are common., Although opioids represent a component of pain treatment regimens following low-risk surgery,, few data exist regarding patterns of postoperative opioid prescribing over time. We assessed trends in the amount of hydrocodone/acetaminophen and oxycodone/acetaminophen prescribed, 2 opioids commonly used for postoperative pain management.

publication date

  • April 19, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Acetaminophen
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Hydrocodone
  • Oxycodone
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4837043

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84964330983

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1001/jama.2016.0130

PubMed ID

  • 26978756

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 315

issue

  • 15