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 FiorePublished 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.