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Eliminating Extended-Release Opioids from a Postoperative Pain Protocol for Total Knee Replacement Patients.

Anoush KalachianJudith BarberioJill Cox
Published in: Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses (2024)
= 60, p < .001. All patients received 30 tablets of only one opioid prescription upon discharge with no refill, either oxycodone-IR (82%, n = 49), hydromorphone (5%, n = 3), or tramadol (12%, n = 7). The project, aimed to reduce opioid overprescription and overconsumption, has the potential to improve prescribing practices, promoting patient safety and healthcare quality by supporting the current guidelines that recommend against using ER opioids for the study population.
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