Decreasing Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions After Orthopedic Trauma Surgery: The "Lopioid" Protocol.

Emma K LandesPhilipp LeuchtNirmal C TejwaniAbhishek GantaToni M McLaurinThomas R LyonSanjit R KondaKenneth A Egol

Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2022)

The Lopioid protocol was effective in decreasing the amount of Schedule II narcotics prescribed at discharge and the number of opioid refills after orthopedic surgery for fractures.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
chronic pain
pain management
randomized controlled trial
surgical site infection
patients undergoing