Journal of Clinical Oncology· 2017Q1

New Persistent Opioid Use Among Patients With Cancer After Curative-Intent Surgery

Jay Lee, Hsou Mei Hu, Anthony L. Edelman, Chad M. Brummett et al.

351citations
Q1SCImago
2017year

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10.4% of opioid-naïve cancer patients develop new persistent opioid use after curative-intent surgery, with some continuing prescriptions for a year at doses equivalent to six 5-mg hydrocodone tablets daily.

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