The Association of Chronic Opioid Use with Resource Utilization and Outcomes after Emergency General Surgery
Introduction Chronic opioid use is prevalent among patients undergoing emergent surgery. We sought to understand it on the outcomes of the most common emergency surgery procedures, Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy. Methods We used the National Inpatient Sample to identify chronic opioid use in emerg...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Investigative Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2020.1839820 |