The effect of a quality improvement project on post-operative opioid use following outpatient spinal surgery.
Marie-Claude MagnanEugene WaiStephen KingwellPhilippe PhanSarah TierneyAlexandra StrattonPublished in: British journal of pain (2022)
This study demonstrates that a standardized prescription consisting of an appropriate amount of opioid and non-opioid analgesics is effective in reducing the OMEs prescribed post-operatively in elective spine surgery procedures, without compromising patient pain control or satisfaction or increasing the number of refills required.