Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies for Postoperative Opioid Abuse

Figure 3

Long-term opioid use after major elective surgery. The proportion of patients with long-term opioid use at postoperative days 180, 270, and 365 following different surgical procedures. The highest risk occurred following thoracic surgery (1.7% at day 365). This figure was adapted from the study by Soneji et al. [77].