Variability in Opioid-Prescribing Patterns in Endocrine Surgery and Discordance With Patient Use

JAMA Surg. 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1069-1070. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2518.

Authors

Elizabeth Lancaster¹, Christina Inglis-Arkell², Kenzo Hirose¹, Carolyn D Seib¹, Elizabeth Wick¹, Julie A Sosa¹, Quan-Yang Duh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco.

Abstract

This study examines the variations in opioid-prescribing habits in a single endocrine surgery practice.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / statistics & numerical data*
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Endocrine System Diseases / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Operative Time
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*
Patient Education as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
San Francisco

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid