Impact of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines on Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Following Elective Spine Surgery: Results From an Institutional Quality Improvement Initiative.

William E KraussElizabeth B HabermannAnshit GoyalDaniel S UblMohammed Ali AlviDaniel C WhippleAmy E GlasgowHalena M GazelkaMohamad Bydon

Published in: Neurosurgery (2021)

Provider-aimed interventions such as implementation of procedure-specific prescribing guidelines can significantly reduce postoperative opioid prescriptions following spine surgery without increasing the need for refill prescriptions for pain control.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
quality improvement
pain management
primary care
patients undergoing
patient safety
clinical practice
healthcare
physical activity
minimally invasive
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury