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Outpatient Narcotic Use After Minimally Invasive Urogynecologic Surgery

Carolyn W. Swenson, Angela S. Kelley, Dee E. Fenner, Mitchell B. Berger

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery · 2016 · 50 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Women used one third of the narcotics they were prescribed after minimally invasive urogynecologic surgery. These data may be useful for establishing narcotic prescription guidelines.

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