Is Opioid-Limiting Legislation Effective for Hand Surgery Patients?

Kalpit N Shah Daniel B C ReidJack H RuddellBenjamin H ShapiroPeter JamesJoseph A GilAlan H DanielsEdward Akelman

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2021)

In Rhode Island, opioid-limiting legislation resulted in a significant decrease in the number of pills and MMEs of the initial prescription and a 30% decrease in total MMEs in the 30-day postoperative period after "major hand surgery." Additional research is needed to explore the association between legislation and clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

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