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A multidisciplinary opioid-reduction pathway for robotic prostatectomy: outcomes at year one
- Source :
- Perioperative Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2023.
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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
- Subjects :
- ERAS
Opioid
Opioid-free anaesthesia
Surgery
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20470525
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Perioperative Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.20e108a4873240168f1094ec8f60c722
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00331-1