Opioid Prescription Patterns for Children Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Kristin A. Sonderman,Lindsey L. Wolf,Arin L. Madenci,Nicollette K. Kwon,Lindsey B. Armstrong,Kerollos Nashat Wanis,Kathryn Taylor,Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz,Tracey Koehlmoos,Robert L. Ricca,Brent R. Weil,Christopher B. Weldon,Adil H. Haider,Samuel Rice-Townsend

Opioid Prescription Patterns for Children Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy

2018

Kristin A. Sonderman
Lindsey L. Wolf
Arin L. Madenci
Nicollette K. Kwon
Lindsey B. Armstrong
Kerollos Nashat Wanis
Kathryn Taylor
Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz
Tracey Koehlmoos
Robert L. Ricca
Brent R. Weil
Christopher B. Weldon
Adil H. Haider
Samuel Rice-Townsend

Objective:To describe variability in and consequences of opioid prescriptions following pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy.Summary Background Data:Postoperative opioid prescribing patterns may contribute to persistent opioid use in both adults and children.Methods:We included children <18 years enr

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General surgery
Opioid
Medical prescription
Medicine
background data
prescription opioid
increased risk
Confidence interval
Surgery
Internal medicine
opioid prescribing
Constipation

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