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Trends in Routine Opioid Dispensing After Common Pediatric Surgeries in the United States: 2014–2019

Tori Sutherland, Hannah Wunsch, Craig Newcomb, Scott E. Hadland, Lakisha J. Gaskins, Mark D. Neuman

2022PEDIATRICS17 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Using Joinpoint regression, our study revealed substantial decreases in postoperative opioid dispensing after outpatient pediatric surgeries beginning in 2017.

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MedicineOpioidMEDLINEFamily medicinePediatricsEmergency medicineInternal medicinePolitical scienceReceptorLawOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPediatric Pain Management TechniquesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes