Long-Term Opioid Use in Post-Surgical Management of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.
Judy J WangSamuel J RubinAnand K DevaiahDaniel L FadenAndrew R SalamaHeather A EdwardsPublished in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2021)
Long-term postoperative opioid use in head and neck cancer patients is significantly associated with adjuvant chemoradiation, and patients with longer length of hospital stay. Therefore, future research should focus on interventions to better manage opioid use during the acute treatment period to decrease long-term use.