February 2018

Opioid Use Among Pediatric Patients After Surgery

In opioid naïve patients 13-21 years of age, persistent opioid use was found in 4.8% of the post-surgical group vs 0.1% of those in the non-surgical group. Procedures associated with the highest risk of persistent opioid use were cholecystectomy and colectomy. Independent risk factors included older age, female sex, diagnoses of substance use disorder and chronic pain.

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