Reduction in Opioid Prescribing Through Evidence-Based Prescribing Guidelines

Ryan Howard, Jennifer F. Waljee, Chad M. Brummett, Michael J. Englesbe, Jay Lee

JAMA Surgery · 2017 · 324 citations · 6 references

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This interrupted time series analysis found significant changes in multiple dimensions of pain medication usage after the implementation of postoperative opioid prescription guidelines in a single hospital.

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