A Novel Prescription Method Reduces Postoperative Opioid Distribution and Consumption: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

John M YanikNatalie A GlassLindsey S CaldwellJoseph A Buckwalter VTimothy P FowlerEricka A Lawler

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)

This randomized clinical trial demonstrated that patients obtained and consumed fewer narcotics when postoperative opioids were given in a refill-based prescription method. More research is needed to determine whether this opioid distribution method is reproducible, translatable, and feasible.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes
patient reported