Background: Postoperative pain management practices in breast surgery are variable, with
recent evidence that approaches for minimizing or sparing opioids can be successfully …

Methods: Patients≥ 18 years of age who underwent same-day breast surgery in Ontario,
Canada from 2012 to 2020 were identified and linked to prescriber data. The primary …

Background The opioid epidemic has necessitated increased attention to prescribing
practices. This study seeks to prospectively quantify postoperative opioid use after breast …

Background With the opioid epidemic in the United States, evaluating opioid prescribing
patterns is essential. We evaluated opioids prescribed at discharge following breast surgery …

Background During the past 15 years, opioid-related overdose death rates for women have
increased 471%. Many surgeons provide opioid prescriptions well in excess of what patients …

Background In breast oncologic surgery, 75% of patients receive a postoperative opioid
prescription at discharge, and 10%–20% will develop persistent opioid use. To inform future …

Background Postoperative prescriptions have contributed to the opioid epidemic. In
response, a large, integrated health care delivery system implemented initiatives to reduce …

Background: The opioid epidemic demands changes in perioperative pain management. Of
the 33,000 deaths attributable to opioid overdose in 2015, half received prescription opioids …

Introduction This study examined the patterns of prolonged opioid use and the factors
associated with higher risk of prolonged opioid use among opioid‐naïve working‐age …

Background Overprescribing of opioids after surgery contributes to long-term abuse.
Evaluating opioid prescription patterns and patient-reported opioid use offers an evidence …