Background Current research on opioid use within orthopedic surgery has focused on efforts
to identify patients at risk for chronic opioid use. Studies addressing prevention of opioid …

Background The opioid crisis has prompted surgeons to search for alternative postoperative
methods of analgesia. Liposomal bupivacaine is a long-acting local anesthetic formulation …

Abstract Background The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. In response,
our institution developed the Minimizing Opioid Prescribing in Surgery (MOPiS) initiative …

Overdose of opioids is the number one cause of accidental death in the United States, and
surgeons are overprescribing these medications. The aim of this study was to assess the …

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 …

Methods: Opiate prescriptions data from all orthopaedic surgery providers at our academic
institution were collected from January to the end of September in 2017 and from January to …

Objective To determine the training surgical residents and faculty receive on opioid
prescribing, and to identify opportunities for curricula development to fill training gaps …

Background There is currently a lack of evidence‐based guidelines regarding postoperative
opioids after thyroid and parathyroid surgery. This study aimed to objectively characterize …

Introduction There are no guidelines for opioid use after pediatric urologic surgery, and it is
unknown to what extent prescriptions written for these patients may be contributing to the …

Background Opioid diversion and misuse continue to present problems in modern medicine.
The “opioid epidemic” has claimed more than 250,000 lives since 1999, with studies …