General surgeons’ perspectives on post-discharge opioid prescribing: A qualitative study
Barriers to evidence-based prescribing, including tradition, convenience, and lacking expertise, should be addressed to optimize analgesia and mitigate opioid-related harms.
Authors
- Julio F. Fiore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0019-8673)
- Gerald M. Fried (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6434-0555)
- Liane S. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-7767)
- Fateme Rajabiyazdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8710-865X)
- Marylise Boutros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8006-321X)
- Stephanie Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-6757)
- Saba Balvardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5530-3979)
- Lawrence Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-2002)
- Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh
- Hiba Elhaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0471-572X)
- Makena Pook
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116756
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00