Tag: Opioids
One or More Opioids Involved in ~80 Percent of OD Deaths
At least one potential opportunity for prevention intervention for 62.7 percent of overdose deaths
Enhanced Recovery Approach Aids Cesarean Birth Outcomes
Benefits of enhanced recovery after surgery program include decreases in opioid use, length of stay, and costs
Program Improves Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in HIV Care
TEACH intervention increases adherence to guideline-concordant care for HIV patients with chronic pain
About Half of Waivered Clinicians Prescribe Buprenorphine for OUD
Percentages much higher for actively prescribing U.S. clinicians with 275 and 100 versus 30 patients
Nonopioid Pain Protocol Feasible After Sports Orthopedic Surgery
45 percent of patients did not require opioids for management of postoperative pain
Rates of Prescription Opioid Use Higher in Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors have similar rates of prescription opioid misuse versus those without cancer
Shift Occurring in Deadly Overdoses
Rx opioid prescriptions down; illicit drugs are dominant cause of lethal drug overdoses
GI Surgical Outcomes Worse With Preop Use of Opioids, Sedatives
Findings seen in patients undergoing colorectal resection for nontrauma reasons
Persistent Opioid Use Seen in ~10 Percent of Patients After Cardiac Surgery
Higher opioid dosage prescribed at discharge associated with increased risk for new persistent use
CDC: 10.7 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Rx Pain Meds in 2015 to 2018
No change found in use of prescription opioids from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018, but increase seen in nonopioid meds
