The Next Question in Postoperative Opioid Stewardship

This Viewpoint addresses the question of whether surgical opioid stewardship should involve consideration of the type of opioid agent used for postoperative prescriptions in addition to considering the quantity of tablets prescribed.

Corresponding Author: Tucker Bettis, MD, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Building A, Floor 4, Atlanta, GA 30322 (tuckerbettis@gmail.com).

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