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One-quarter of patients undergoing routine elective surgery in Irish hospital given opioid painkillers on discharge

It identifies “significant variability” in opioid prescribing patterns following three types of minor, intermediate and major operation, and says these inconsistencies could prove problematic in future efforts to tackle the ongoing opioid crisis.

Overall, 24 per cent of the 300 patients were prescribed opioids after their procedure, but this figure varied according to the seriousness of the operation. One-third received non-opioid analgesia and the rest were given no painkillers. Just one of the patients receiving minor or intermediate surgery required treatment in intensive care and the average length of stay was 1.3 days for both categories.

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