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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Routine Opioid Prescriptions Are Not Necessary After Breast Excisional Biopsy or Lumpectomy Procedures.

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2020 Jun 25


Ann Surg Oncol


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32588263?dopt=Abstract

Routine Opioid Prescriptions Are Not Necessary After Breast Excisional Biopsy or Lumpectomy Procedures.

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Routine Opioid Prescriptions Are Not Necessary After Breast Excisional Biopsy or Lumpectomy Procedures.
Moo T-A, Assel M, Yeahia R, Nierstedt R, Van Zee KJ, Kirstein LJ, Vickers A, Morrow M, Twersky R
Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun 25.
PMID: 32588263.

Abstract

Opioid analgesics are overprescribed after surgery. In August 2018, the authors replaced routine discharge opioid prescription with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for patients who had a lumpectomy or excisional biopsy (lump/ex). This study compared patient-reported post-discharge pain scores for patients treated before and after the change in routine discharge medication.
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