Institutional Guidelines Can Decrease the Amount of Opioids Prescribed After Total Joint Replacement.

Cynthia A KahlenbergJeffrey G StepanAjay PremkumarFrancis D LovecchioMichael B Cross

Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2018)

An institutional guideline for opioid prescribing after total joint arthroplasty significantly reduced the number of pills prescribed to patients without causing a significant increase in the number of phone calls to the service.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
primary care
mental health
healthcare
clinical practice