Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Predictors of In-hospital Postoperative Opioid Overdose After Major Elective Operations: A Nationally Representative Cohort Study.
The aim of this study was to describe national trends and outcomes of in-hospital postoperative opioid overdose (OD) and identify predictors of postoperative OD. ⋯ Postoperative OD is a rare, but potentially lethal complication, with increasing incidence. Postoperative monitoring and treatment safety interventions should be thoughtfully employed to target high-risk patients and avoid this potentially fatal complication.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Safety of Overlapping Surgery at a High-volume Referral Center.
To compare safety profiles of overlapping and nonoverlapping surgical procedures at a large tertiary-referral center where overlapping surgery is performed. ⋯ These findings from administrative and clinical registries support the safety of overlapping surgical procedures at this center but may not extrapolate to other centers.