Age and postoperative opioid use in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery.
Shannon CummingsNatalie V ScimeErin A BrennandPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2023)
In the context of POP surgery, we found that younger women were more likely to use opioids after surgery and to use a higher dose in the first 24 hours when compared with older women. These findings support physicians to consider age when counseling POP patients regarding pain management after surgery, and to direct resources aimed at opioid-free pain control towards younger patients.
Keyphrases
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