Opiate Prescribing Practices in the Postpartum Unit.

Conclusion: Despite a high number of outpatient narcotics prescriptions, approximately 1 in 5 patients initiated an encounter to address pain after vaginal delivery. Parity may play a role in postpartum inpatient narcotic usage, possibly because multiparous patients have had prior exposure to narcotics use in postpartum care. PMID: 29559867 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research