Postoperative opioids administered to inpatients with major or orthopaedic surgery: A retrospective cohort study using data from hospital electronic prescribing systems.
Yun-Ting HuangWilliam G DixonTerence W O'NeillMeghna JaniPublished in: PloS one (2024)
In patients hospitalised with major/orthopaedic surgery, 4 in 6 patients were administered an opioid. We observed a high frequency of administered MR opioids in adult patients and initial oxycodone IR in the ≤70 age group. Patients prescribed with ≥50MME/day ranged between 13-22.9%. This is the first published study evaluating UK inpatient opioid use, which highlights opportunities for improving safer prescribing in line with latest recommendations.
Keyphrases
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- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
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- chronic pain
- minimally invasive
- peritoneal dialysis
- pain management
- prognostic factors
- patients undergoing
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- magnetic resonance
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
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- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- systematic review
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