Study finds decline in routine opioid dispensing after common pediatric surgeries - News-Medical.Net

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that opioid prescriptions for children who underwent one of eight common outpatient surgeries declined over a period of five years.

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that opioid prescriptions for children who underwent one of eight common outpat… [+3648 chars]

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