Importance Despite increased focus on reducing opioid prescribing for long-term pain, little
is known regarding the incidence and risk factors for persistent opioid use after surgery. …

BACKGROUND: Despite efforts to reduce nonmedical opioid misuse, little is known about
the development of persistent opioid use after surgery among adolescents and young adults. …

Purpose Although breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is often assumed to result in minimal
deformity, many patients report postoperative breast asymmetry. Understanding the effect of …

Purpose The current epidemic of prescription opioid misuse has increased scrutiny of
postoperative opioid prescribing. Some 6% to 8% of opioid-naïve patients undergoing noncancer …

Purpose To evaluate prolonged opioid use in opioid-naïve patients after common hand surgery
procedures in the United States. Methods We studied insurance claims from the Truven …

Background: Expander/implant and autogenous tissue breast reconstructions have different
aging processes, and the time when these processes stabilize is unclear. The authors' goal …

Background Up to 60% of breast cancer patients who undergo breast-conserving surgery (BCS)
require re-excision to obtain clear margins, causing delays in adjuvant treatment and …

Purpose To describe the effect of decision aids on the choice for surgery and knowledge of
surgical therapy among women with early-stage breast cancer.

Opioid-associated morbidity and mortality are described by the Centers for Disease Control
as a national ‘‘prescription painkiller overdose epidemic.’’1 Today, 1 of every 25 adults …

Objectives: Although recent studies suggest that physician age is inversely related to clinical
performance in primary care, relationships between surgeon age and patient outcomes …