Experience with a Nonopioid Protocol in Ambulatory Breast Surgery: Opioids are Rarely Necessary and Use is Surgeon-Dependent | Zendy

Kara A. Rothenberg | Zendy; Michelle R. Huyser | Zendy; Joanne K Edquilang | Zendy; Elizabeth L. Cureton | Zendy; Rita O. Kwan | Zendy; Peter D. Peng | Zendy; Jonathan Svahn | Zendy; Vickie Shim | Zendy

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Experience with a Nonopioid Protocol in Ambulatory Breast Surgery: Opioids are Rarely Necessary and Use is Surgeon-Dependent

Author(s) -

Kara A. Rothenberg,

Michelle R. Huyser,

Joanne K Edquilang,

Elizabeth L. Cureton,

Rita O. Kwan,

Peter D. Peng,

Jonathan Svahn,

Vickie Shim

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/18-127

Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , breast surgery , medical prescription , protocol (science) , opioid , mastectomy , breast reconstruction , regimen , outpatient surgery , logistic regression , surgery , breast cancer , alternative medicine , cancer , receptor , pathology , pharmacology

Surgeons write 1.8% of all prescriptions and 9.8% of all opioid prescriptions. Even small doses prescribed for short-term use can lead to abuse; thus, surgeons are uniquely able to combat the opioid epidemic by changing prescribing practices. As part of a department wide quality improvement project, we initiated a nonopioid protocol for all patients undergoing ambulatory breast surgery.

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