BACKGROUND: Opioid prescribing patterns, including those after surgery, have been
implicated as a significant contributor to the US opioid crisis. A plethora of interventions …

Background We designed a prospective feasibility study to assess the 5x-multiplier (5x)
calculation (eg, 3 pills in last 24 hours× 5= 15) to standardize discharge opioid prescriptions …

Introduction As inpatient stays become shorter, one concern with standardizing discharge
opioid prescriptions is the potential risk of “rebound refills.” We sought to compare opioid …

Background: Many institutions have developed operation-specific guidelines for opioid
prescribing. These guidelines rarely incorporate in-hospital opioid consumption, which is …

Purpose The objectives of this study were to identify the most performed surgical procedures
associated with the highest rates of discharge opioid overprescribing and to implement an …

Objectives: Opioid stewardship interventions promote the appropriate use of prescribed and
ordered opioids to reduce the risk of opioid adverse events. Our main objectives were to …

How many opioids should one prescribe a patient who undergoes operation which requires
inpatient admission? Intuitively, some operations are more painful than others, so one could …