Evidence-based prescribing of opioids after laparotomy: A quality-improvement initiative in gynecologic oncology

• Main Authors: Allison H. Kay (Author), Rachel Levy (Author), Nancy Hills (Author), Allyson Jang (Author), Alison Mcgough-Maduena (Author), Natalia Dematteo (Author), Melissa Mark (Author), Stefanie Ueda (Author), Lee-may Chen (Author), Jocelyn S. Chapman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Across specialties, surgeons over-prescribe opioids to patients after surgery. We aimed to develop and implement an evidence-based calculator to inform post-discharge opioid prescription size for gynecologic oncology patients after laparotomy. Methods: In 2021, open surgical gynecologi...