Labor prior to cesarean delivery associated with higher post-discharge opioid consumption
Ende HB, Landau R, Cole NM, Burns SM, Bateman BT, Bauer ME, Booth JL, Flood P, Leffert LR, Houle TT, Tsen LC. Labor prior to cesarean delivery associated with higher post-discharge opioid consumption. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0253990. PMID: 34242277, PMCID: PMC8270408, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of surgeryPostoperative pain scoresPain scoresOpioid utilizationOpioid useSurgical proceduresTime pointsHigher postoperative pain scoresPost-cesarean delivery painPost-discharge opioid consumptionAcute post-operative painComplications of CDMaximal pain scoresPost-cesarean analgesiaProspective cohort studyPost-operative painAdditional surgical proceduresNumeric rating scaleIdentification of womenAcademic medical centerNumber of tabletsSet of confoundersPhone two weeksOpioid consumptionOpioid requirements