In a study presented at AAGL Virtual 2020, researchers sought to determine the impact of shared decision making on postsurgical opioid prescribing in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy.
In a recent study, researchers examined disparities in opioid prescription rates and prescribed dosages for outpatient knee surgery throughout the United States.
While previous studies have suggested that women are more likely to be prescribed opioid analgesics, the reasons behind these different rates remain uncertain. In a recent study, researchers sought to...
Increasing opioid doses does not appear to help improve symptoms in patients with chronic pain, and lead to an increased risk of adverse effects, according to the results of 2 recent studies.
Because clinicians often prescribe opioids for cirrhosis pain, authors of a new study assessed whether opioids affect patients’ risk of hepatic encephalopathy and, if so, what impact opioid use duration has...
In a recent study, researchers sought to track the geographical distribution and incidence of drug abuse-related infective endocarditis and how it has been affected by the current opioid epidemic.
Despite recommendations against their use, opioids are still commonly prescribed for patients with migraine. A new review presented at the American Headache Society’s 61st Annual Scientific Meeting assessed...
The effects of inpatient opioid use on post-discharge opioid use are not well understood, according to the study’s authors. To explore this issue, the researchers measured patterns of inpatient opioid use...
In a recent study, researchers sought to better understand medication disposal behaviors in order to help inform the design of future innovative drug take-back programs.
