%0 Journal Article
%T Trauma and acute care surgeons report prescribing less opioids over time
%A Christine S. Cocanour
%A Jamie E Anderson
%A Joseph M Galante
%J Archive of "Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open".
%D 2019
%R 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000255
%X Confronted with the opioid epidemic, surgeons must play a larger role to reduce risk of opioid abuse while managing acute pain. Having a better understanding of the beliefs and practices of trauma and acute care surgeons regarding discharge pain management may offer potential targets for interventions beyond fixed legal mandates
%K opioid dependence
%K pain management
%K opioid
%K trauma systems and outcomes
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461144/