Opioid reduction in ambulatory thyroid and parathyroid surgery after implementing enhanced recovery after surgery protocol.
Riley C LideErin Weatherford CreightonJessica YehMikayla TroughtonBlake HollowoaTyler MerrillAlexa RobbinsGray OrmanMeghan BrecklingEmre VuralMauricio MorenoBrendan C StackPublished in: Head & neck (2021)
Implementation of ERAS and focus on prescribing practices decreased the MME prescribed and used for ambulatory thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Future steps include increased patient education and tracking pain scores and medication utilization out of hospital.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- primary care
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- chronic pain
- blood pressure
- quality improvement
- pain management
- adverse drug
- randomized controlled trial
- surgical site infection
- case report
- neuropathic pain
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- emergency department
- spinal cord injury
- electronic health record
- atrial fibrillation