The association of obesity with post-cesarean inpatient opioid consumption

• Published in: International Journal of Obesity Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 370 - 375
• Main Authors: Strong, Abigail L., Tvina, Alina, Harrison, Rachel K., Watkins, Jayla, Afreen, Esha, Tsaih, Shirng-Wern, Palatnik, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2024; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/308/174; 692/499; 692/700/139/2818; 692/700/459/1748; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Birth; Cesarean section; Endrin - analogs & derivatives; Epidemiology; Female; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Humans; Inpatients; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Morphine; Narcotics; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - complications; Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology; Opioids; Pregnancy; Public Health; Quartiles; Retrospective Studies; United States - epidemiology; United States

Background Obesity and prescription opioid misuse are important public health concerns in the United States. A common intersection occurs when women with obesity undergo cesarean birth and receive narcotic medications for postpartum pain. Objective To examine the association between obesity and inpa...