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Papers: 19 Oct 2019 - 25 Oct 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2019 Nov 01


JAMA Surg


154


11

Association of Decreased Postsurgical Opioid Prescribing With Patients’ Satisfaction With Surgeons.

Authors

Louie CE, Kelly JL, Barth RJ
JAMA Surg. 2019 Nov 01; 154(11):1049-1054.
PMID: 31617880.

Abstract

Opioid overdose is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Several studies have shown that surgeons overprescribe opioids, and guidelines for appropriate opioid prescribing are available. Concern about patient-reported satisfaction scores may be a barrier to surgeons adopting guideline-directed prescribing.