A Retrospective Study Analyzing Opioid Prescription Practices in Hand Surgery from 2013 to 2019

CONCLUSIONS: The increase in total opioid prescriptions from 2013 to 2019 by hand surgeons in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program lags behind the recommended shift to nonopioid pain management. The reasons for the overall rise in prescriptions deserve further exploration.PMID:37744675 | PMC:PMC10516388 | DOI:10.1097/GOX.0000000000005218

Source: Hand Surgery - September 25, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: India Rangel Maya T Harrington Nellie V Movtchan Lyndsay A Kandi Javier Janbieh Jordan R Pollock Erwin Kruger Jason H Ko Chad M Teven Source Type: research