Opioid Dispensing After Hysteroscopy in the United States

Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Dec 1;138(6):888-890. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004591.

Abstract

One third of women receive opioids after hysteroscopy; opioid dispensing practices varied significantly by facility type and region.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysteroscopy / adverse effects*
  • Logistic Models
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
  • Pain, Postoperative / etiology
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid