Endovascular surgery is not protective against new persistent opioid use development compared to open vascular surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Patients undergoing vascular surgery are at high risk for new persistent use. Undergoing endovascular carotid or venous surgery was associated with an increased risk of NPOU, whereas no differences were found between endovascular and open approaches for peripheral arterial or aortic disease.PMID:34128428 | DOI:10.1177/17085381211024514

Source: Vascular - June 15, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Craig S Brown Nicholas H Osborne Hsou M Hu Dawn Coleman Michael J Englesbe Jennifer F Waljee Chad M Brummett Chandu Vemuri Source Type: research