Opioid Use and Storage Patterns by Patients after Hospital Discharge following Surgery

Opioid-based analgesic therapy represents a cornerstone of pain management after surgery. The recent rise in opioid sales and opioid overdoses suggests it is important to maximize the safety of opioid prescribing after surgery. Given that patients may live with other family members in the home, safe...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 1; p. e0147972
Main Authors:	Bartels, Karsten, Mayes, Lena M., Dingmann, Colleen, Bullard, Kenneth J., Hopfer, Christian J., Binswanger, Ingrid A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 29.01.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Academic Medical Centers Adult Aged Analgesia Analgesics Analgesics - therapeutic use Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Anesthesiology Cesarean section Cesarean Section - adverse effects Cohort Studies Colorado Demographic aspects Discharge Drug Overdose - prevention & control Drug Storage - methods Emergency medical care Family Female Health care facilities Hospitals Humans Male Medicine and Health Sciences Morbidity Narcotic abuse Narcotics Opioids Overdose Pain Pain Management Pain perception Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy Pain, Postoperative - etiology Patient Discharge Patient Safety Patients Pills Polls & surveys Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Pregnancy Research and Analysis Methods Risk factors Safety Statistical tests Storage Studies Surgery Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Thoracic surgery Thoracic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Thorax Colorado United States New York United States > US
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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