Opioid use in thoracic surgery: a retrospective study on postoperative complications
Hospital opioid use was associated with complications after thoracic surgical procedures. The amount of opioid medication received during hospitalization was an independent risk factor for postoperative complications in our patient population. Efforts to decrease the amount of opioid medication used with multimodal non-opioid medications may help improve surgical outcomes.
Authors
- Elsie Rizk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-1409)
- Min P. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-8609)
- Edward A. Graviss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-5813)
- Leonora M. Meisenbach
- Jerry Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8315-1178)
- Duc Tan Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5059-4404)
- Zoe K Lichtenberg
- Ray Chihara
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-24-825
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.92