Are Opioid-Naive Patients With Acute Pancreatitis Given Opioid Prescriptions at Discharge?
Conclusions
In opioid-naive AP patients, 41.6% were discharged from the hospital with a new prescription for opioids, even though a significant proportion had pain scores of 3 or lower. Guidelines are needed for opioid prescriptions at discharge for AP.
Source: Pancreas - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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