Predicting Opioid Use Following Discharge After Cesarean Delivery.

CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of predischarge opioid use can be useful as a tool to inform individualized opioid prescriptions, help optimize nonopioid analgesia, and reduce opioid use. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the impact of implementing such measures on prescribing practices, pain, and functional outcomes. PMID: 32152015 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32152015?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of Family Medicine - February 29, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Carrico JA, Mahoney K, Raymond KM, McWilliams SK, Mayes LM, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Bartels K Tags: Ann Fam Med Source Type: research

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