Persistent Opioid Use After Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures.
Timothy M MarkmanChase R BrownLin YangGustavo S GuandaliniMatthew C HymanJeffrey S ArklesPasquale SantangeliRobert D SchallerGregory E SuppleRajat DeoSaman NazarianSanjay DixitDavid J CallansAndrew E EpsteinFrancis E MarchlinskiPeter W GroeneveldPublished in: Circulation (2021)
POU is common after CIED procedures, and 12% of patients continued to use opioids >30 days after surgery. Higher initially prescribed oral morphine equivalent doses were associated with developing POU.