Perioperative Opioid and Nonopioid Prescribing Patterns in AVF/AVG Creation.

Background: To evaluate postoperative opioid prescribing patterns in patients undergoing hemodialysis access creation.

Methods: Operative logs were reviewed to identify patients undergoing creation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or graft (AVG) from September 2016 to January 2018. Immediate postoperative opioid prescriptions were compared for ambulatory patients versus inpatients.