Perceptions of opioid use and prescribing habits in oncologic surgery: A survey of the society of surgical oncology membership.

Heather A LillemoeTimothy E NewhookThomas A AloiaElizabeth G GrubbsGeorge J ChangMatthew H G KatzJean-Nicholas VautheyJeffrey E LeeChing-Wei D Tzeng

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Compared with their international counterparts, US surgical oncology providers expected greater opioid needs and recommended higher prescription numbers. Educating providers on multimodal opioid-sparing bundles, accelerated weaning protocols, and standardized discharge prescribing habits could have a positive impact the US opioid epidemic.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
primary care
palliative care
minimally invasive
robot assisted
healthcare
coronary artery bypass
adverse drug
rectal cancer
emergency department
surgical site infection
drug induced