Description and impact of a comprehensive multispecialty multidisciplinary intervention to decrease opioid prescribing in surgery

HMA Kaafarani, AI Eid, DM Antonelli, DC Chang… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A multispecialty multidisciplinary initiative was designed to change the culture of
postoperative opioid prescribing, including: consensus-built opioid guidelines for 42 …

Opioid-free discharge after pancreatic resection through a learning health system paradigm

A Boyev, AJ Jain, TE Newhook, LR Prakash… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Postoperative opioid overprescribing leads to persistent opioid use and excess
pills at risk for misuse and diversion. A learning health system paradigm using risk-stratified …

Opioid prescribing and use among cancer survivors: a mapping review of observational and intervention studies

DK Check, RAV Avecilla, C Mills, MA Dinan… - Journal of pain and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Context Recent years show a sharp increase in research on opioid use among cancer
survivors, but evidence syntheses are lacking, leaving knowledge gaps. Corresponding …

Educating surgical oncology providers on perioperative opioid use: results of a departmental survey on perceptions of opioid needs and prescribing habits

HA Lillemoe, TE Newhook, TJ Vreeland… - Annals of surgical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Patients undergoing oncologic surgery are at risk for persistent postoperative
opioid use. As a quality improvement initiative, this study sought to characterize provider …

Comparative analysis of opioid use between robotic and open pancreatoduodenectomy

RG Witt, Y Hirata, LR Prakash… - Journal of Hepato …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Purpose Risk‐stratified pancreatectomy clinical pathways using
regional anesthesia and multimodality analgesia have decreased overall opioid use, but the …

Sustained reduction in discharge opioid volumes through provider education: Results of 1168 cancer surgery patients over 2 years

BJ Kim, TE Newhook, A Blumenthaler… - Journal of surgical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background An opioid reduction education program to decrease discharge opioid
prescriptions was initiated in our Department of Surgical Oncology. The study's aim was to …

Analysis of opioid use in patients undergoing open versus robotic gastrectomy

Y Hirata, RG Witt, LR Prakash, EM Arvide… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Minimally invasive, robotic gastrectomy is associated with better short-term
outcomes and quicker functional recovery. However, the degree to which the robotic …

Inpatient opioid use after pancreatectomy: opportunities for reducing initial opioid exposure in cancer surgery patients

TE Newhook, WL Dewhurst, TJ Vreeland… - Annals of surgical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite advances in enhanced surgical recovery programs, strategies limiting
postoperative inpatient opioid exposure have not been optimized for pancreatic surgery. The …

An educational intervention reduces opioids prescribed following general surgery procedures

PMK Bohan, RC Chick, ME Wall, DF Hale… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Variability exists in opioid prescribing practices among surgeons, frequently
resulting in the prescription of excessive opioids. This study evaluated the ability of a single …

Postoperative Opioid Use Is Associated with Increased Rates of Grade B/C Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy

A Boyev, LR Prakash, YJ Chiang, CP Childers… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) is a major source
of morbidity after distal pancreatectomy. This study examined the association between …