Race and socioeconomic determinants of opioid use and disposal following pediatric surgery.

Background: Opioids are a mainstay in treating acute post-surgical pain although there are limited data on post-discharge use.

Objectives: To assess post-operative opioid usage in children undergoing outpatient pediatric surgical procedures and provider variability in the number of doses prescribed by procedure.

Methods: This cohort study included parents of children who were prescribed opioids following outpatient pediatric surgical procedures at Texas Children's Hospital from July 2019 to July 2020.