Editorial comment

The opioid epidemic claimed the lives of 70,237 Americans in 2017.1 To put that in perspective, it is more than twice as many Americans who died from prostate cancer in 2016.1 Urolithiasis is also a common condition affecting 1 out of every 11 people in the United States and is often treated with opioids.2 In 2009, the National Inpatient Sample showed that 15,409 inpatient ureteroscopies were performed.3 In the United States, it is commonplace for urologists to prescribe opioids after ureteroscopy.
Source: Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research