Opioids After Surgery in the United States Versus the Rest of the World: The International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing (iPOP) Multicenter Study

• Main Authors: Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Kelsey Han, Mohamad El Moheb, Napaporn Kongkaewpaisan, Zhenyi Jia, Majed W. El Hechi, Suzanne van Wijck, Kerry Breen, Ahmed Eid, Gabriel Rodriguez, Manasnun Kongwibulwut, Ask T. Nordestgaard, Joseph V. Sakran, Hiba Ezzeddine, Bellal Joseph, Mohammad Hamidi, Camilo Ortega, Sonia Lopez Flores, Bernardo J. Gutierrez-Sougarret, Huanlong Qin, Jun Yang, Renyuan Gao, Zhiguo Wang, Zhiguang Gao, Supparerk Prichayudh, Said Durmaz, Gwendolyn van der Wilden, Stephanie Santin, Marcelo A.F. Ribeiro, Napakadol Noppakunsomboom, Ramzi Alami, Lara El-Jamal, Dana Naamani, George Velmahos, Keith D. Lillemoe
• Other Authors: Shanghai Oriental Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/60546
• Institution: Mahidol University

OBJECTIVE: The International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing study compares postoperative opioid prescribing patterns in the United States (US) versus the rest of the world. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The US is in the middle of an unprecedented opioid epidemic. Diversion of unused opioids contribute...