Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use After Emergency General Surgery.
Kim Y, Cortez AR, Wima K, Dhar VK, Athota KP, Schrager JJ, Pritts TA, Edwards MJ, Shah SA.
Kim Y, et al.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 Jun;22(6):1098-1103. doi: 10.1007/s11605-017-3665-x. Epub 2018 Jan 16.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2018.
PMID: 29340924
BACKGROUND: Preoperative exposure to narcotics has recently been associated with poor outcomes after elective major surgery, but little is known as to how preoperative opioid use impacts outcomes after common, emergency general surgical procedures (EGS). METHODS: A high-vo …
BACKGROUND: Preoperative exposure to narcotics has recently been associated with poor outcomes after elective major surgery, but little is k …