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Wiese AD, Osmundson SS, Mitchel E, Adgent M, Phillips S, Patrick SW, Spieker AJ, Grijalva CG. The risk of serious opioid-related events associated with common opioid prescribing regimens in the postpartum period after cesarean delivery. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM. 2021 Dec;3(3). 100475 p. NIHMSID: NIHMS1747019.
Abstract
Opioid analgesics are commonly prescribed to women after cesarean delivery. There is a growing effort to prescribe opioids judiciously; however, the risk of serious opioid-related events associated with specific prescribing patterns after cesarean delivery remains unclear.