Postsurgical opioid prescribing among veterans using community care for orthopedic surgery at non-VA hospitals compared to a VA hospital with a transitional pain service: a retrospective cohort study.

These results suggest that veterans who have surgery at a veterans affairs hospital with a transitional pain service are at lower risk for larger opioid prescriptions both at discharge and within 90 days after surgery as well as persistent opioid use beyond 90 days after discharge than if they have surgery at a community hospital.