Postoperative Opioid Prescribing via Rule-Based Guidelines Derived from In-Hospital Consumption: An Assessment of Efficacy Based on Post-Discharge Opioid Use

BR Beaulieu-Jones, MT Berrigan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Many institutions have developed operation-specific guidelines for opioid
prescribing. These guidelines rarely incorporate in-hospital opioid consumption, which is …

Implementing a discharge opioid bundle in adult trauma patients decreases the amount of opioids prescribed at discharge

MN Krebsbach, KM Alexander, JJ Miller… - The American …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Opioids remain the mainstay treatment of acute pain caused by trauma. The
lack of evidence driven prescribing creates a challenging situation for providers. We …

[HTML][HTML] An appraisal of using opioids in patients with opioid use disorder

RG Smith - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical …, 2023 - Am Podiatric Med Assoc
Podiatric physicians have come to realize that opioid use disorder (OUD) is a public health
crisis causing morbidity, mortality, lost productivity, and legal cost in the United States …

Advancements of Nursing Care in Interventions to Reduce Overprescribing and Adverse Effects of Opioids Postoperative Pain Management

A Donoso - 2023 - digitalrepository.salemstate.edu
Opioids are a class of medications that block receptors in the brain that signal pain. The use
of this medication can result in substance abuse disorder which poses a risk of overdose …