Inguinal hernia repairs are commonly performed by general surgeons in academic and
community centres. The optimal strategy for postoperative analgesia is evolving, particularly …

Background A better understanding of the analgesia needs of patients who undergo
common operative procedures is necessary as we address the growing opioid public health …

Background: The objective of this study was to describe opioid use and pain intensity after
inguinal hernia repair in a single-centre specialty hospital. Methods: The data are part of a …

Background Open inguinal hernia repair is thought to cause worse postoperative pain than
minimally invasive surgery, and thus patients are often prescribed more opioids at …

Background Recent data on opioid consumption indicate that patients typically require far
less than is prescribed. Prisma Health Upstate Hernia Center adopted standardized …

Purpose This research examined opioid use, pain intensity, and pain management after
primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair (PUIHR) at a single-center specialty hospital …

Purpose Prescribing and consumption of opioids remain highly variable. Using a national
hernia registry, we aimed to identify patient and surgery specific factors associated with low …

Introduction Perioperative opioid analgesia has been extensively reexamined during the
opioid epidemic. Multiple studies have demonstrated over prescription of opioids …

Objective: To describe the incidence of new persistent opioid use after inguinal hernia repair
as well as its associated risk factors. Summary of Background Data: The development of …

Purpose Despite progress toward curtailing opioid prescribing, physicians are often slow to
adopt new prescribing practices. Using the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative …