Background Excess opioid use after surgery contributes to opiate misuse and diversion.
Understanding opioid prescribing and utilization patterns after sinonasal surgery is critical in …

Background Excessive postoperative opioid prescription is a source of prescription diversion
in the United States opioid crisis and may contribute to chronic opioid use. Efficient …

Objective To survey patients following sinonasal surgery regarding postoperative pain and
opioid use. Study Design Patients were surveyed for 4 days following sinus and/or nasal …

Objective Judicious management of analgesics following rhinologic surgery is important for
curtailing over-prescription of opioids. Limited data exists defining expected pain levels and …

Background Opioid‐based analgesics are routinely prescribed after elective rhinologic
surgery. Balancing appropriate pain management while avoiding overprescription …

Many patients receive their first opioid prescription from a surgeon. While surgery is a large
concern for most patients, receiving an opioid prescription may seem more incidental. Yet 1 …

Objectives/Hypothesis Responsible prescribing of postoperative pain medications is
necessary in combatting the current opioid epidemic in the United States. The goal of this …

The objective of our study was to assess the relationship between postoperative opioid
prescribing patterns and opioid consumption among patients who underwent septoplasty or …

Objectives/Hypothesis Opioid‐related deaths in the United States have increased 200%
since 2000, in part due to prescription diversion from patients who had a surgical procedure …

Objectives/Hypothesis The opioid crisis is a public health emergency. There is limited
evidence regarding how much opioid medication is necessary and which patients will …