Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

Orthopedic surgery is associated with significant perioperative pain. Providing adequate
analgesia is a critical component of patient care and opioids play a vital role in the acute …

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data to inform appropriate opioid prescribing for
patients who are discharged after a hospital admission for a surgical procedure. STUDY …

Background: Postoperative pain management in orthopaedic surgery accounts for a
substantial portion of opioid medications prescribed in the United States. Understanding …

Opioid abuse and addiction is causing widespread devastation in communities across the
USA and resulting in significant strain on our healthcare system. There is increasing …

Background Our country is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Although the problem is
multifactorial, one issue is the presence of excess prescription opioid medications circulating …

America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic characterized by aggressive prescribing
practices, highly prevalent opioid misuse, and rising rates of prescription and illicit opioid …

Worldwide, 80% of patients who undergo surgery receive opioid analgesics as the
fundamental agent for pain relief. However, the irrational use of opioids leads to excessive …

Background: Our institution developed a 1-hour mandatory narcotics-prescribing education
program as well as postoperative opioid-prescribing guidelines in response to the opioid …

Objective Effects of patient education on perioperative analgesic utilization are not well
defined. We designed a simple pain management educational card for total knee …