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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Implementation of a Patient-Tailored Opioid Prescribing Guideline in Ventral Hernia Surgery.

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2022 Oct 18


J Surg Res


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36270120?dopt=Abstract


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Implementation of a Patient-Tailored Opioid Prescribing Guideline in Ventral Hernia Surgery.

Authors

Implementation of a Patient-Tailored Opioid Prescribing Guideline in Ventral Hernia Surgery.
Lindros SH, Warren JA, Carbonell AM, Cobb WS, Floyd SB
J Surg Res. 2022 Oct 18; 282:109-117.
PMID: 36270120.

Abstract

Opioids are commonly prescribed beyond what is necessary to adequately manage postoperative pain, increasing the likelihood of chronic opioid use, pill diversion, and misuse. We sought to assess opioid utilization and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients undergoing ventral hernia repair (VHR) following the implementation of a patient-tailored opioid prescribing guideline.
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