Opioid pain medication use after dermatologic surgery: A prospective observational study of 212 dermatologic surgery patients

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-321

  Harris, KaLynne ^a,b   Curtis, Julia ^b   Larsen, Brooke ^b   Calder, Scott ^b   Duffy, Keith ^b   Bowen, Glen ^b   Hadley, Michael ^b   Tristani Firouzi, Payam ^b  

^a Saltzer Medical Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DERMATOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84875383016     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.1871     Document Type: Article

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