Objective To evaluate the impact of a QI initiative to reduce post‐caesarean opioid use.
Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Academic hospital in the USA. Population …

Background: The opioid epidemic is a public health emergency in the United States,
stemming in part from widespread misuse and overprescribing of opioids following surgery …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of eliminating the routine use of oral opioids for
postcesarean delivery analgesia on postcesarean opioid consumption. METHODS: At a …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effects of an inpatient initiative to decrease opioid use among
women admitted to labor and delivery. METHODS: We created a multimodal pain power …

Caesarean section is the most common inpatient surgery in the USA, with more than 1.1
million procedures in 2020. Similar to other surgical procedures, healthcare providers rely …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of a standardized, structured approach to in-
hospital postcesarean delivery pain management with maternal opioid use after cesarean …

Introduction As deaths related to opioids continue to rise, reducing opioid use for postpartum
pain management is an important priority. Thus, we conducted a systematic review of …

Background: One in 300 opioid naïve women become addicted to opiates after cesarean
birth. After cesarean, women are often prescribed more opiates at discharge than necessary …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a multiphase, departmental quality improvement effort
decreases opioid prescribing and increases multimodal analgesic use after cesarean …

Purpose: Opioid-sparing protocols have significantly reduced opioid use postcesarean birth
through maximizing nonpharmacologic and nonopioid pain management tools. This study …