Decreasing opioid use postpartum: a quality improvement initiative

RG Rogers, M Nix, Z Chipman, M Breen… - Obstetrics & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
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 …

A Quality improvement project to reduce postcesarean opioid consumption

KM Kahn, K Demarco, J Pavsic… - MCN: The American …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Post− cesarean delivery outpatient opioid consumption and perception of pain control following implementation of a restrictive opioid prescription protocol

N Lakhi, G Tricorico, T Kanninen, R Suddle… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Cesarean delivery is the most common laparotomy performed in the United
States and can be the first exposure to opioids for many women. Unnecessary consumption …

Multimodal stepwise approach to reducing in-hospital opioid use after cesarean delivery: a quality improvement initiative

AM Smith, P Young, CC Blosser… - Obstetrics & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of a standardized, structured approach to in-
hospital postcesarean delivery pain management with maternal opioid use after cesarean …

Interventions to reduce inpatient and discharge opioid prescribing for postpartum patients: a systematic review

N Badreldin, JD Ditosto, K Holder… - Journal of midwifery …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A multimodal approach to reducing post‐caesarean opioid use: a quality improvement initiative

NC Llarena, K Krivanek, M Yao, DD Kim… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Patient experience with postpartum pain management in the face of the opioid crisis

K Leziak, LM Yee, WA Grobman… - Journal of midwifery & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Professional societies have urged providers to reduce opioid use for pain
management. Accordingly, the objective of this study was to assess patient experiences …

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention that eliminated routine use of opioids after cesarean delivery

E Holland, BT Bateman, N Cole, A Taggart… - Obstetrics & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of eliminating the routine use of oral opioids for
postcesarean delivery analgesia on postcesarean opioid consumption. METHODS: At a …

A personalized protocol for prescribing opioids after cesarean delivery: leveraging the electronic medical record to reduce outpatient opioid prescriptions

CS Imo, DA Macias, DD McIntire, J McGuire… - American journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Although cesarean delivery is the most common surgery performed in the
United States, prescribing practices for analgesia vary. Strategies to manage postpartum …

Opioid prescribing patterns among postpartum women

N Badreldin, WA Grobman, KT Chang… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Women commonly receive opioid prescriptions following hospitalization. The
rise of the opioid epidemic in the United States underscores the importance of a better …