PC166. Variation in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing After Common Vascular Procedures

Over-prescription of postoperative opioid medication is a major contributor to the current opioid abuse epidemic in the United States. Current research into prescribing practices has suggested patients be limited to seven days or

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Edward Gifford, Kristine T. Hanson, Jill K. Johnstone, Manju Kalra, Gustavo S. Oderich, Fahad Shuja, Thomas Bower, Randall DeMartino Source Type: research