Opioid abuse following urologic surgery documented
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
About 1 in 1,111 patients who undergo urologic surgery experience opioid dependence or overdose, a study has found. Patients at highest risk were younger, underwent inpatient surgery, had longer hospital stays, were on Medicaid or Medicare or had a history of depression or COPD.