Opioid Prescription Patterns After Rhinoplasty

Rosh K V Sethi; Linda N Lee; Olivia E Quatela; Kayla G Richburg; David A Shaye

doi:10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0999

Opioid Prescription Patterns After Rhinoplasty

JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2019 Jan 1;21(1):76-77. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0999.

Authors

Rosh K V Sethi^{1

2}, Linda N Lee^{1

2}, Olivia E Quatela^{1

2}, Kayla G Richburg^{1

2}, David A Shaye^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This data analysis examines electronic medical records and a state prescription registry to investigate the prescription patterns for opioids in patients who have undergone rhinoplasty to manage pain in the 3 weeks after surgery.

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Male
Massachusetts
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
Registries
Retrospective Studies
Rhinoplasty*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Acetaminophen