Opioid Prescribing After Childbirth and Risk for Serious Opioid-Related Events: A Cohort Study

Ann Intern Med. 2020 Sep 1;173(5):412-414. doi: 10.7326/M19-3805. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Authors

Sarah S Osmundson¹, Jea Young Min¹, Andrew D Wiese¹, Robert E Hawley¹, Edward Mitchel¹, Stephen W Patrick¹, Lauren R Samuels¹, Marie R Griffin¹, Carlos G Grijalva²

Affiliations

¹ Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (S.S.O., J.Y.M., A.D.W., R.E.H., E.M., S.W.P., L.R.S., M.R.G.).
² Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, Tennessee (C.G.G.).

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Cesarean Section / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Opiate Overdose / epidemiology
Opiate Overdose / etiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / etiology
Postpartum Period*
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk Factors
Tennessee / epidemiology
Young Adult

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid

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