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Papers: 7 Sep 2019 - 13 Sep 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2019 Sep 04


JAMA Netw Open


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Opioid Prescribing After Surgery in the United States, Canada, and Sweden.

Authors

Ladha KS, Neuman MD, Broms G, Bethell J, Bateman BT, Wijeysundera DN, Bell M, Hallqvist L, Svensson T, Newcomb CW, Brensinger CM, Gaskins LJ, Wunsch H
JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Sep 04; 2(9):e1910734.
PMID: 31483475.

Abstract

Small studies and anecdotal evidence suggest marked differences in the use of opioids after surgery internationally; however, this has not been evaluated systematically across populations receiving similar procedures in different countries.