Guideline for Discharge Opioid Prescriptions after Inpatient General Surgical Procedures

There is a paucity of data to inform appropriate opioid prescribing for patients who are discharged after a hospital admission for a surgical procedure.We studied 333 inpatients discharged to home after bariatric, benign foregut, liver, pancreas, ventral hernia, and colon surgery. Chronic opioid users or patients who had complications were excluded. Home opioid usage was quantified in 90% of the remaining patients by questionnaires and phone...