Change in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Patterns for Oculoplastic and Orbital Procedures Associated With State Opioid Legislation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding whether statewide legislation, such as the Michigan Opioid Laws, is associated with reduction in postoperative opioid prescriptions is informative in guiding future legislation.

Objective

To identify changes in opioid prescribing patterns for oculoplastic and orbital procedures associated with the enactment of the Michigan Opioid Laws in 2017 and 2018.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included 3781 patients who underwent any of 10 common oculoplastic and orbital procedures between June 1, 2016, and November 30, 2019, at a tertiary care institution.

Exposures

From 2017 to 2018, Michigan enacted a series of laws to address the state's worsening opioid epidemic. Two major components of this legislation enacted o

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature