Tag: Opioids
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy accounted for most MMEs in opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery
Multimodal Intervention Does Not Cut Opioid Overdose Deaths
No significant reduction seen in opioid overdose deaths with implementation of evidence-based practice strategies
Prenatal Opioid Exposure Not Tied to Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Offspring
Prenatal opioid exposure not linked to a clinically meaningful increase in risk for neuropsychiatric disorders
Pediatric Prescription-Opioid Overdose Visits to ED Increased in 2020
Uptick follows a decrease from 2008 to 2019 and may be pandemic-related, the authors say
Elimination of Extended-Release Opioids Can Improve Outcomes After TKR
Reduction seen in antiemetic use, nonsignificant reduction in length of stay, increase in proportion discharged to home
Prescription Opioids Linked to Increased Risk for Serious Fall Events
Findings seen among adults of all ages, especially those aged 85 years or older; risk highest in first 28 days after initiation
Opioid Exposure Linked to Increased Odds of Preterm Birth
In a recent study, each doubling of nonzero opioid MME was associated with a 4 percent increase in odds of preterm birth
Study IDs Risks to Offspring Associated With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Prenatal opioid exposure linked to increased risk for infection, eczema and dermatitis, and asthma in offspring
Recent Reduction Seen in Opioid Prescribing by Surgeons
Decreasing trend seen in 81.6 percent of U.S. counties
