Surgeons Are Closer to Predicting Which Patients Need Post-Surgery Opioids—and Which Ones Don't

Blog: Penn LDI

Abstract

Opioids are routinely prescribed to patients after a surgery—whether they use them or not. A new study, led by LDI Senior Fellow Anish Agarwal will help tailor prescribing so patients get the right amount of opioid medications; not too little and not too much. Unused opioids are a particular problem. Opioid misuse can start when […]