The Next Question in Postoperative Opioid Stewardship
This Viewpoint addresses the question of whether surgical opioid stewardship should involve consideration of the type of opioid agent used for postoperative prescriptions in addition to considering the quantity of tablets prescribed.
Authors
- Tucker Bettis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4869-3402)
- Snehal G. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-5132)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Surgery
- Published
- 2026-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2026.5247
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00