Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Jan 2020
Persistent Opioid Use After Hysterectomy in the United States, 2005-2015.
To assess variables associated with opioid prescriptions filled perioperatively after hysterectomy and the risk of prolonged opioid use through 1 year after hysterectomy. ⋯ Most women who underwent hysterectomy in the United States from 2005 to 2015 filled a perioperative opioid prescription with a median quantity of 30 pills. The risk of prolonged opioid use through 6 months is quite low, at 0.06% or 1 in 1,547.