Opioid prescribing, pain, and hospital stay of general surgery patients with oxycodone allergies in South Australia.

Joshua G KovoorStephen BacchiAashray K GuptaTammy VoCindy LamLydia LamMelinda JiangBrandon StrettonMinh-Son ToSilas Nann Christopher D Ovenden Joseph N HewittRudy GohJessica L ReidThomas J HughChristopher DobbinsPeter J HewettMarkus I TrochslerFrank E KetteGuy John Maddern

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2023)

General surgery patients with oxycodone allergies and intolerances are at greater risk of worse postoperative pain and longer length of stay, compared to patients without. Many still receive oxycodone, and other opioids that could cause cross-reactivity.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
postoperative pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
primary care
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
adverse drug
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
spinal cord