Risk-factors for continuous long-term use of prescription opioid drugs 3 years after hysterectomy: A nationwide cohort study.

Malin Brunes Henrike HäbelDaniel AltmanMarion Ek

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2020)

Long-term use of prescription opioids after hysterectomy is common and is, among other risk factors, strongly associated with preoperative use of opioids, as well as psychoactive drugs and adenomyosis. To avoid opioid misuse disorders among women at risk for long-term opioid drug prescriptions after hysterectomy, further studies and strategies are needed.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
risk factors
patients undergoing
type diabetes
emergency department
polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
pregnancy outcomes