Physician Characteristics Associated With Opioid Prescribing After Same-Day Breast Surgery in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Opioid overprescribing in patients undergoing breast surgery is a concern, as evidence suggests that minimal or no opioid is needed to manage pain. We sought to describe characteristics of opioid prescribers and determine associations between prescriber's characteristics and high opioid prescribing within 7 days of same-day breast surgery.

Methods

Patients ≥18 years of age who underwent same-day breast surgery in Ontario, Canada from 2012 to 2020 were identified and linked to prescriber data. The primary outcome was current high opioid prescribing defined as >75th percentile of the mean oral morphine equivalents (OME; milligrams). Prescriber characteristics including age, sex, specialty, years in practice, practice setting, and history of hig

SUBMITTER: Merchant SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10735111 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature