Trends in opioid dispensing after common abdominal and orthopedic surgery procedures in British Columbia: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Parker NannNoushin NabaviKimia ZiafatRoanne Preston Anthony Chau Reinhard Michael Krausz Stephan K W Schwarz K Malcolm Maclure

Published in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2022)

Rising opioid dispensation rates, together with shifts to prescribing higher MME opioids, doubled MME per patient in first dispensations postdischarge after abdominal or orthopedic surgery from 2003 to 2016 in BC.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
primary care
surgical site infection
case report
emergency department
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
data analysis
electronic health record