University of Pennsylvania: 10% of Patients Continue to Use Opioids Three to Six Months After Heart Surgery
June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on June 18:
Nearly 10 percent of patients who are prescribed opioid medications following heart surgery will continue to use opioids more than 90 days after the procedure, according to a new study led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (https://www.med.upenn.edu/).
The study, published toda . . .
Nearly 10 percent of patients who are prescribed opioid medications following heart surgery will continue to use opioids more than 90 days after the procedure, according to a new study led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (https://www.med.upenn.edu/).
The study, published toda . . .