Background Obesity and prescription opioid misuse are important public health concerns in
the United States. A common intersection occurs when women with obesity undergo …

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 There are increasing efforts among health care systems to promote safe opioid
prescribing; however, best practice for minimizing overprescription is not established. Our …

Aim: To examine postpartum opioid prescribing practices. Materials & methods:
Obstetricians were interviewed about opioids: choice of opioid, clinical factors considered …

Introduction Our objective was to assess the association between the nurse providing
bedside care and women's postpartum opioid use. Methods Retrospective study of all …

Background: Opioid abuse continues to be an ongoing issue in the United States. Prescriber
prescriptions play a large role in this epidemic. This study describes opioid prescribing …

Background Opioid addiction remains a public health crisis. We aimed to create an
electronic medical record (EMR) based protocol to decrease post-operative prescribing of …

A quality assurance study was completed following the implementation of a standardized
opioid prescribing and education protocol post cesarean delivery. The primary goal was to …

Objective To evaluate current opioid prescription practices following a cesarean delivery.
Methods Women were asked to participate in a prospective observational cohort study …

Objective: To determine the impact of shared decision-making in postsurgical opioid
prescribing in women who underwent minimally invasive (MIS) hysterectomy. Design: A …