Reducing opioid utilization after appendectomy: A lesson in implementation of a multidisciplinary quality improvement project
Background: Perioperative care after appendectomy may be the first exposure to opioids for many children. A quality improvement project was implemented to assess current practice of prescribing pain medications after a laparoscopic appendectomy to decrease unnecessary opioid use via simple, targeted...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Surgery Open Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845019300259 |