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Prescription and consumption of opioids after bariatric surgery: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

Shrieda JainMaxime Lapointe-GagnerNaser AlaliHiba ElhajAnne-Sophie PoirierPepa KanevaMohsen AlhashemiLawrence LeeRamanakumar V AgnihotramLiane S FeldmanMichel GagnerAmin AndalibJulio Flavio Fiore
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
This study supports that most opioid pills prescribed to bariatric surgery patients at discharge are not consumed. Patient and procedure-related factors may predict opioid consumption. Individualized post-discharge analgesia strategies with minimal or no opioids may be feasible and should be further investigated in future research.
Keyphrases
  • pain management
  • chronic pain
  • bariatric surgery
  • weight loss
  • case report
  • obese patients
  • current status
  • cross sectional
  • double blind
  • postoperative pain