2024
Opioid Use Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures.
Rancu A, Salib A, Kammien A, Lizardi J, Allam O, Grauer J, Alperovich M. Opioid Use Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 PMID: 39601551, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorphine milligram equivalentsMandible fracturesProportion of patientsOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsInternal fixationInternal fixation of mandibular fracturesPrescribing patternsFixation of mandibular fracturesMedian morphine milligram equivalentsHistory of chronic painOpioid prescribing patternsDecreased proportion of patientsPost-fractureDays post-fractureLong bone fracturesTraumatic craniofacial injuriesMilligram equivalentsMandibular fracturesPrescribed narcoticsPostoperative painChronic painCraniofacial injuriesOpen reductionOpioid
2021
Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons?
Peck CJ, Carney M, Chiu A, Park KE, Prassinos A, Allam O, Thomson JG, Prsic A. Sex, Race, Insurance, and Pain: Do Patient Sociodemographics Influence Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Hand Surgeons? Hand 2021, 17: 1133-1138. PMID: 33682465, PMCID: PMC9608288, DOI: 10.1177/1558944721998020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative opioid prescriptionsHand surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPatient sociodemographicsChronic painSingle academic medical centerNumerous sociodemographic factorsPostoperative pain managementUndertreatment of painCertain patient populationsEvidence-based guidelinesCarpal tunnel releaseAcademic medical centerType of procedureAverage morphinePain managementBlack patientsPatient populationPrescription practicesHand surgeryRetrospective analysisMedical CenterType of insuranceSociodemographic factorsPain