Optimizing Discharge Opioid Prescribing Practices After Mastectomy With Immediate Reconstruction
A quality improvement initiative was conducted to provide guidelines for opioid prescribing following mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. Patients undergoing mastectomy with concurrent tissue expander reconstruction were surveyed at their first postoperative visit to determine use of pain medi...
Main Authors: | Alaa Sada, MD, Cornelius A. Thiels, DO, Marcia K. Britain, APRN, Amela Dudakovic, PA, Whitney J. Bergquist, PharmD, Sarah R. Nickel, PA, Melissa J. Moran, APRN, Jorys Martinez-Jorge, MD, James W. Jakub, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819300323 |
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