Association of request for opioid medications refill after hospital discharge with race in patients with prostate cancer treated with robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

A combination of minimally invasive surgery and nonopioid heavy pain management leads to low level of post-hospital discharge request for refills of opioid medication in patients treated with RALP across racial groups. Awareness and better control of chronic pain perioperatively are needed to ensure better postdischarge pain control.