Postdischarge Pain and Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
Percy E, Hirji S, Leung N, Harloff M, Newell P, Cherkasky O, McGurk S, Yazdchi F, Cook R, Pelletier M, Kaneko T. Postdischarge Pain and Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 115: 1526-1532. PMID: 34979139, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useCardiac surgeryOpioid consumptionRate of chronic opioid useOxycodone 5-mg tabletsPredictive of opioid useMedian total consumptionChronic opioid useMorphine Milligram EquivalentsPatterns of opioid consumptionMonths of surgeryProspective cohort studyConsecutive patientsMilligram equivalentsCardiac operationsHistory of substance useNonhome facilityPostdischarge painPill countDays of dischargePain managementCohort studyOpioidSurgeryPatient diaries
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