Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery
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Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg · Dec 2020
Opioid Prescriptions for Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Patients Before and After Implementation of Tennessee State Legislation.
Limited data exist regarding the impact of state legislation on opioid-prescribing patterns, particularly in states with the highest opioid-prescribing rates in the nation. Our primary objective was to examine the change in the amount of opioid morphine equivalents (OMEs) prescribed at discharge to patients undergoing female pelvic reconstructive surgery after the implementation of state legislation created in response to the opioid crisis. ⋯ State legislation was associated with a significant decrease in prescribed OMEs at the time of discharge in patients undergoing female pelvic reconstructive surgery. These results support ongoing legislative efforts to address the current opioid crisis.