Preoperative patient opioid education, standardization of prescriptions, and their impact on overall patient satisfaction.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.013
Abstract: BACKGROUND The opioid epidemic has reached a crisis level in America, and many institutions are implementing new guidelines to decrease opioid prescriptions. Although these may positively impact opioid addiction, its influence on patient satisfaction is… read more here.
Keywords: satisfaction; patient opioid; education; patient satisfaction ... See more keywords
Evaluation of U.S. State Opioid Prescribing Restrictions Using Patient Opioid Consumption Patterns from A Single, Urban, Academic Institution
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DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2056934
Abstract: Background:Since 2017, states, insurers, and pharmacies have placed blanket limits on the duration and quantity of opioid prescriptions. In many states, overlapping duration and daily dose limits yield maximum prescription limits of 150–350 morphine milligram… read more here.
Keywords: consumption; opioid consumption; opioid prescribing; patients undergoing ... See more keywords
[Laparotomy in a patient under opioid free anesthesia].
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DOI: 10.23938/assn.0294
Abstract: Obese patients subjected to bariatric surgery have a high probability of presenting complications that worsen with the use of opioids and can be reduced thanks to anaesthetic techniques like opioid-free anaesthetics (OFA). The risk of… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; patient opioid; laparotomy patient; free anesthesia ... See more keywords