Opioid Prescribing General Publications

Howard, R., Brown, C. S., Lai, Y. L., Gunaseelan, V., Brummett, C. M., Englesbe, M., Waljee, J., & Bicket, M. C. (2022). Postoperative Opioid Prescribing and New Persistent Opioid Use: The Risk of Excessive Prescribing. Annals of surgery, 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005392. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005392

Santosa, K. B., Wang, C. S., Hu, H. M., Mullen, C. R., Brummett, C. M., Englesbe, M. J., Bicket, M. C., Myers, P. L., & Waljee, J. F. (2022). Opioid Coprescribing with Sedatives after Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 150(6), 1224e–1235e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009726

Tollemar, V. C., Hu, H. M., Urquhart, A. G., Dailey, E. A., Hallstrom, B. R., Bicket, M. C., Waljee, J. F., & Brummett, C. M. (2022). Association Between Initial Prescription Size and Likelihood of Opioid Refill After Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, S0883-5403(22)00975-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2022.10.038

Cho HE, Hu H, Gunaseelan V, Chen J, Englesbe MJ, Chung KC, Waljee JF. Does Surgical Intensity Correlate With Opioid Prescribing? Classifying Common Surgical Procedures. Ann Surg: July 24, 2020. Publish Ahead of Print doi: 10.1097/ SLA.0000000000004299

Peahl, A. F., Morgan, D. M., Langen, E. S., Low, L. K., Brummett, C. M., Lai, Y. L., Hu, H. M., Bauer, M., & Waljee, J. (2022). Variation in Opioid Prescribing After Vaginal and Cesarean Birth: A Statewide Analysis. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, S1049-3867(22)00090-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2022.08.007

Opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing after COVID‐19 hospitalization Delaney, L. D., Bicket, M. C., Hu, H. M., O'Malley, M., McLaughlin, E., Flanders, S. A., Vaughn, V. M., & Waljee, J. F. (2022). Opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing after COVID-19 hospitalization. Journal of hospital medicine, 17(7), 539–544. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.12842

Massie L, Gunaseelan V, Waljee J, Brummett C, Schwalb JM. Relationship between initial opioid prescription size and likelihood of refill after spine surgery. The Spine Journal. Published online 16 January 2021.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2021.01.016

Anderson M; Hallway A; Brummett CM; Waljee JF; Englesbe MJ; Howard RA. Patient-Reported Outcomes After Opioid-Sparing Surgery Compared With Standard of Care. JAMA Surgery. Published online 27 January 2021. DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5646

Sharples, H. M., Rieck, H. A., Hagood, K., Brummett, C. M., & Nalliah, R. P. (2022). Dean reported opioid and pain management curriculum in US dental schools. Journal of dental education, 86(10), 1271–1278. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12947

Bicket, M. C., Gunaseelan, V., Lagisetty, P., Fernandez, A. C., Bohnert, A., Assenmacher, E., Sequeira, M., Englesbe, M. J., Brummett, C. M., & Waljee, J. F. (2022). Association of opioid exposure before surgery with opioid consumption after surgery. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 47(6), 346–352. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2021-103388

Howard, R., Kenney, B., Brummett, C., Waljee, J., Englesbe, M., & Telem, D. (2022). Prevalence and Prescribers of Preoperative Opioid Prescriptions in the US, 2008-2019. JAMA network open, 5(2), e2147897. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47897

Santosa KB, Lai YL, Brummett CM, et al. Higher Amounts of Opioids Filled After Surgery Increase Risk of Serious Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Adults [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 3]. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;10.1007/s11606-020-06015-6. doi:10.1007/s11606-020-06015-6

Priest CR, Kenney BC, Brummett CM, Waljee JF, Englesbe MJ, Nalliah RP. Increased opioid prescription fills after dental procedures performed before weekends and holidays. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020;151(6):388-398.e1. doi:10.1016/j.adaj.2020.03.014

Howard, R; Brown, CS; Lai, YL; Gunaseelan, V; Chua, KP; Brummett, C; Englesbe, M; Waljee, J; Bicket, MC. The Association of Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions with Patient Outcomes. Annals of Surgery. Published online 4 June 2021. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004965

Chua KP, Kenney BC, Waljee JF, Brummett CM, Nalliah RP. Dental Opioid Prescriptions and Overdose Risk in Patients and Their Families. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published online 29 April 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.008

Zikovich S; Gunaseelan V; Englesbe MJ; Waljee JF; Brummett CM. Association of Opioid Type with Opioid Consumption after Surgery. Annals of Surgery. Published online 10 February 2021. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004793

Kirsch M, Montgomery JR, Hu HM, et al. Association between insurance cost-sharing subsidy and postoperative opioid prescription refills among Medicare patients. Surgery. 2020;168(2):244-252. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2020.04.013

Santosa KB, Wang CS, Hu H, Brummett CM, Englesbe MJ, Waljee JF. Surgeon Experience and Opioid Prescribing. Am J Surg. 2020; 220(4): 823-827.

Sekhri S, Arora NS, Cottrell H, et al. Probability of Opioid Prescription Refilling After Surgery: Does Initial Prescription Dose Matter?. Ann Surg. 2018;268(2):271-276. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002308

Lee JS, Hu HM, Brummett CM, et al. Postoperative Opioid Prescribing and the Pain Scores on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey. JAMA. 2017;317(19):2013-2015. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.2827

Howard R, Alameddine M, Klueh M, et al. Spillover Effect of Evidence-Based Postoperative Opioid Prescribing [published correction appears in J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Apr;228(4):720]. J Am Coll Surg. 2018;227(3):374-381. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.06.007

Howard, R., & Waljee, J. F. (2020). Excessive Opioid Prescribing After Surgery - A Uniquely American Problem. Annals of surgery, 272(6), 887–888. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004392

Woodward, M. A., & Waljee, J. (2020). Decisions Ahead of Time: The Power of Guidelines to Change Opioid Prescribing in Today's World. Ophthalmology, 127(11), 1460–1461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.05.035

Lapidus, J. B., Santosa, K. B., Skolnick, G. B., Som, A., Cho, G. J., Waljee, J. F., AuBuchon, J. D., & Patel, K. B. (2020). Opioid Prescribing and Use Patterns in Postsurgical Facial Trauma Patients. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 145(3), 780–789. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000006588

Southren, D. L., Moser, S., Abu-Amara, H., Lin, P., Schack, A. A., Gunaseelan, V., Waljee, J. F., & Brummett, C. M. (2020). Opioid Fills for Lumbar Facet Radiofrequency Ablation Associated with New Persistent Opioid Use. Anesthesiology, 132(5), 1165–1174. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003164

McGee, L. M., Kolli, A., Harbaugh, C. M., Howard, R. A., Englesbe, M. J., Brummett, C. M., Waljee, J. F., & Gadepalli, S. K. (2020). Spillover Effect of Opioid Reduction Interventions From Adult to Pediatric Surgery. The Journal of surgical research, 249, 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.11.021

Howard, R., Vu, J., Lee, J., Brummett, C., Englesbe, M., & Waljee, J. (2020). A Pathway for Developing Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Best Practices. Annals of surgery, 271(1), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003434

Chua, K. P., Brummett, C. M., Conti, R. M., & Bohnert, A. (2020). Association of Opioid Prescribing Patterns With Prescription Opioid Overdose in Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA pediatrics, 174(2), 141–148. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4878

Woodward, M. A., Zhang, Y., Tannen, B., Behunin, N., Niziol, L. M., & Waljee, J. (2020). Association of Limiting Opioid Prescriptions With Use of Opioids After Corneal Surgery. JAMA ophthalmology, 138(1), 76–80. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.4432

Howard, R., Hallway, A., Santos-Parker, J., Vu, J., Waljee, J., Brummett, C. M., & Englesbe, M. (2019). Optimizing Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Through Quality-Based Reimbursement. JAMA network open, 2(9), e1911619. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.11619

Roberts, K. C., Moser, S. E., Collins, A. C., McCardel, B. R., Schultz, K. A., Schaffer, N. E., Tramer, J. S., Carpenter, C. A., Pierce, J. M., Edwards, A., Dubois, K. M., & Brummett, C. M. (2020). Prescribing and Consumption of Opioids After Primary, Unilateral Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Opioid-Naive Patients. The Journal of arthroplasty, 35(4), 960–965.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2019.08.036

Chua, K. P., Harbaugh, C. M., Brummett, C. M., Bohm, L. A., Cooper, K. A., Thatcher, A. L., & Brenner, M. J. (2019). Association of Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions With Risk of Complications After Tonsillectomy in Children. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 145(10), 911–918. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.2107

Brescia, A. A., Waljee, J. F., & Lagisetty, K. H. (2020). Reply. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 109(1), 307–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.036

Vilkins, A. L., Sahara, M., Till, S. R., Ceci, C., Howard, R., Griffith, K. C., Waljee, J. F., Lim, C. S., Skinner, B. D., Clauw, D. J., Brummett, C. M., & As-Sanie, S. (2019). Effects of Shared Decision Making on Opioid Prescribing After Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and gynecology, 134(4), 823–833. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003468

Klueh, M. P., Sloss, K. R., Dossett, L. A., Englesbe, M. J., Waljee, J. F., Brummett, C. M., Lagisetty, P. A., & Lee, J. S. (2019). Postoperative opioid prescribing is not my job: A qualitative analysis of care transitions. Surgery, 166(5), 744–751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.033

Grant, D. W., Power, H. A., Vuong, L. N., McInnes, C. W., Santosa, K. B., Waljee, J. F., & Mackinnon, S. E. (2019). Abstract 4: A Simple Way to Reduce Opioid Over-Prescribing by Plastic Surgery Residents. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 7(5 Suppl), 2-3. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.GOX.0000568936.20916.31

Grant, David W. MD, MASc1; Power, Hollie A. MD2; Vuong, Linh N. BSc3; McInnes, Colin W. MD1; Santosa, Katherine B. MD MS4; Waljee, Jennifer F. MD MPH MS4; Mackinnon, Susan E. MD1. Abstract 39: A Simple Way to Reduce Opioid Over-Prescribing by Plastic Surgery Residents. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 7(4S):p 28-29, April 2019. | DOI: 10.1097/01.GOX.0000558313.71961.9d

Lee, J. S., Howard, R. A., Klueh, M. P., Englesbe, M. J., Waljee, J. F., Brummett, C. M., Sabel, M. S., & Dossett, L. A. (2019). The Impact of Education and Prescribing Guidelines on Opioid Prescribing for Breast and Melanoma Procedures. Annals of surgical oncology, 26(1), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6772-3

Lee, J. S., Parashar, V., Miller, J. B., Bremmer, S. M., Vu, J. V., Waljee, J. F., & Dossett, L. A. (2018). Opioid Prescribing After Curative-Intent Surgery: A Qualitative Study Using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Annals of surgical oncology, 25(7), 1843–1851. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6466-x

Hooten, W. M., Brummett, C. M., Sullivan, M. D., Goesling, J., Tilburt, J. C., Merlin, J. S., St Sauver, J. L., Wasan, A. D., Clauw, D. J., & Warner, D. O. (2017). A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Unintended Prolonged Opioid Use. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 92(12), 1822–1830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.10.010

Waljee, J. F., & Brummett, C. M. (2018). Opioid Prescribing for Low Back Pain: What Is the Role of Payers?. JAMA network open, 1(2), e180236. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0236

Lee, J. S., Parashar, V., Miller, J. B., Bremmer, S. M., Vu, J. V., Waljee, J. F., & Dossett, L. A. (2018). Opioid Prescribing After Curative-Intent Surgery: A Qualitative Study Using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Annals of surgical oncology, 25(7), 1843–1851. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6466-x

Hinds S, Miller J, Maccani M, Patino S, Kaushal S, Rieck H, Walker M, Brummett CM, Bicket MC, Waljee JF. Patient risk screening to improve transitions of care in surgical opioid prescribing: a qualitative study of provider perspectives. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Aug;47(8):475-483. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-103304. Epub 2022 Jun 13. PMID: 35697386; PMCID: PMC9240329.

Chua, K. P., Waljee, J. F., Gunaseelan, V., Nalliah, R. P., & Brummett, C. M. (2022). Distribution of Opioid Prescribing and High-Risk Prescribing Among U.S. Dentists in 2019. American journal of preventive medicine, 62(3), 317–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.09.017

Tollemar, V. C., Hu, H. M., Urquhart, A. G., Dailey, E. A., Hallstrom, B. R., Bicket, M. C., Waljee, J. F., & Brummett, C. M. (2022). Association Between Initial Prescription Size and Likelihood of Opioid Refill After Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, S0883-5403(22)00975-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2022.10.038

Cron DC, Hwang C, Hu HM, et al. A statewide comparison of opioid prescribing in teaching versus nonteaching hospitals. Surgery. 2019;165(4):825-831. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2018.10.005