Journal article
The effect of bariatric surgery on opioid consumption in patients with obesity: a registry-based cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Misuse of opioid medication has become a major health crisis in several countries. A significant number of patients with obesity use opioid medications, mostly to alleviate symptoms due to obesity-related co-morbidities.
OBJECTIVE: To compare patterns of opioid drug usage before and after bariatric surgery in this population, hypothesizing that weight loss and improvement of obesity-related co-morbidities could reduce opioid …
Authors
Iranmanesh P; Barlow K; Anvari M
Journal
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 952–961
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.soard.2023.03.004
ISSN
1550-7289