1. A multidisciplinary opioid-reduction pathway for robotic prostatectomy: outcomes at year one
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Michael W. Manning, John Whittle, Matthew Fuller, Sara H. Cooper, Erin L. Manning, Joe Chapman, Judd W. Moul, and Timothy E. Miller
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ERAS ,Opioid ,Opioid-free anaesthesia ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Abstract Background Opioid use has come under increasing scrutiny, driven in part by the opioid crisis and growing concerns that up to 6% of opioid-naïve patients may become chronic opioid users. This has resulted in a revaluation of perioperative practice. For this reason, we implemented a multidisciplinary pathway to reduce perioperative opioid usage through education and standardization of practice. Methods A single-centre retrospective evaluation was performed after 1 year, comparing the outcomes to those of the 2 years prior to pathway implementation. Comparisons were made between pre- vs. post pathway change by 2:1 propensity matching between cohorts. Univariate linear regression models were created using demographic variables with those that were p
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- 2023
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