Document Overview

Document Title

Postoperative Opioid Prescribing After Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Authoring Society

American Urogynecologic Society

Document Publication Date

Nov 1, 2021

Page Last Reviewed/Updated

May 5, 2026

Document Type

Consensus Statement

Country of Publication

United States

Full Text Freely Available

Yes

Full Text Guideline

journals.lww.com/fpmrs/abstract/2021/11000/postoperative_opioid_prescribing_after_female.1.aspx

Source Citation

Reagan KML, Boyles SH, Brueseke TJ, Linder BJ, Willis-Gray MG, Cichowski SB, Long JB. Postoperative Opioid Prescribing After Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 Nov 1;27(11):643-653. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001113. PMID: 34669653.

Supplemental Implementation Resources

• Video

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope

Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D000701 - Analgesics, Opioid

D017699 - Pelvic Pain

D000701 - Analgesics, Opioid

D017699 - Pelvic Pain

Keywords

Reconstructive Surgery, opioid prescribing, pelvic medicine, postoperative pain

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Adult, Older Adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Hospital, Operating and Recovery Room, Outpatient

Intended Users

Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Supplemental Methodology Resources

Data Supplement Data Supplement

Number of Source Documents

82

Literature Search Start Date

Saturday, January 1, 2000

Literature Search End Date

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Includes peer/external review process?

Yes

Includes public comment process?

No

Methodologist involvement?

Yes

Patient involvement?

Yes

Includes multi-disciplinary group?

Yes

Includes systematic review?

Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?

Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?

Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?

No

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?

No