An Analysis of Opioid Consumption and Patient Recovery after Hysterectomy by Surgical Approach.

ABSTRACT: Background: Minimally invasive hysterectomy is preferred to open hysterectomy due to lower morbidity, but recent data regarding the association of surgical approach with patient recovery and opioid consumption are lacking. Objective: To analyze how postoperative opioid use and return to baseline activity vary by surgical approach for hysterectomy. Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study including hysterectomy patients from the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative registry that was linked to the State of Michigan's prescription drug monitoring program. We analyzed two primary outcomes with respect to surgical approach: opioid consumption in the 30 days following surgery, measured in morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs), and return to

SUBMITTER: DeBlanc JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12417052 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature