Prescription Opioid Use for Acute Pain and Persistent Opioid Use After Gynecologic Surgery

Abstract

On average, patients use 15 or fewer 5-mg oxycodone tablets (or equivalent) in the 2 weeks after discharge for major gynecologic surgery for benign indications.

Prescription Opioid Use for Acute Pain and Persistent Opioid Use after Gynecologic Surgery: A Systematic Review: Correction

“…David D. Sheyn, MD, was omitted from the author byline in the article by Matteson et al in the April 2023 issue, 1 and he has a Financial Disclosure to report with the article. He is from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UH Case Medical Center in Cleveland, OH.…”