Surgical Techniques





Low Risk of Developing Opioid Addiction Following Major Surgery
Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, and other institutions conducted an analysis of anonymized administrative information on outpatient prescriptions dispensed to residents of Ontario (Canada) 65 years or older. The study group included those 66 years or older, opioid naïve, and who underwent specific major elective surgeries, such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), lung resection, colon resection surgery; radical prostatectomy, and hysterectomy between 2003 and 2010. More...23 Aug 2016
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