Pediatric surgical opioid prescribing is concentrated among a small number of procedures, especially tonsillectomy and/or adenectomy, according to a study published online June 26 in Pediatrics. Kao-Ping Chua, M.D., Ph.D., from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional analysis of commercial and Medicaid claims to examine which surgical procedures account for the most pediatric surgical opioid prescribing. Surgical procedures performed among patients aged 0 to 21 years from Dec 1, 2020, to Nov 30, 2021, were included in the analyses. The Read More