Assessment of opioid administration patterns following lower extremity fracture among opioid-naïve inpatients: retrospective multicenter cohort study

Assessment of opioid administration patterns following lower extremity fracture among opioid-naïve inpatients: retrospective multicenter cohort study

BACKGROUND: Prescribing habits during admission have largely contributed to the opioid epidemic. Orthopedic surgeons represent the third-highest opioid-prescribing specialty. Since more than half of body fractures in Saudi Arabia have been lower extremity fractures, it is imperative to understand op...

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Main Authors: Majed Ramadan, Yahya Alnashri, Amjad Ilyas, Omar Batouk, Khalid A. Alsheikh, Laila Alhelabi, Suliman Abdulah Alnashri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2022-11-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2022.366

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