Opioid use in children's surgery: Awareness, current state, and advocacy.
J Pediatr Surg
; 55(11): 2448-2453, 2020 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32145973
ABSTRACT
In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, many surgeons who care for children have reflected upon current practices and the history of our own prescribing. In this editorial review, we provide a brief summary of the origins of opioid use in medicine and surgery, we describe how the ongoing opioid epidemic specifically impacts children and adolescents, and we explore contemporary efforts underway to facilitate evidence-based opioid prescribing. Resources for pediatric surgeons including national guidelines related to safe opioid prescribing and web-based toolkits that may be used to implement change locally are highlighted. The goal of the present manuscript is to introduce opioid stewardship as a guiding principle in pediatric surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE LEVEL V (Expert opinion).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surgeons
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Surg
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA