The Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release.

Alexander J Kammien Kevin G Hu John L CollarAlbert L RancuK Lynn ZhaoJonathan Newman GrauerDavid L Colen

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2024)

Following office-based CTR, fewer patients filled opioid prescriptions, and filled prescriptions had lower MME. This likely reflects patient and provider attitudes about pain control and opioid utilization. Further patient- and provider-level investigation may provide additional insights that could aid in efforts to reduce perioperative opioid utilization across surgical settings.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
primary care
case report
end stage renal disease
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis