Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Feb 2019
Comparative StudyPostoperative Opioid Consumption After Scheduled Compared With Unscheduled Cesarean Delivery.
To identify characteristics associated with high inpatient daily opioid consumption after cesarean delivery. ⋯ For a quarter of women undergoing cesarean delivery, daily consumption of opioids is equivalent to 10 tablets of oxycodone 5 mg daily. No characteristics were associated with high opioid use for women having a scheduled or unscheduled cesarean delivery. Understanding opioid consumption after cesarean delivery is critical to managing women's postoperative pain while decreasing opioid exposure and risks of long-term opioid use disorder.