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Strategies for improvement and reduction in opioid prescription and opioid use for trauma patients

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May 2020

Strategies for improvement and reduction in opioid prescription and opioid use for trauma patients

Vol: 9| Issue: 5| Number:5| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:3
Journal Level of Evidence:3

A systematic review of opioid use after extremity trauma in orthopedic surgery

2018 Jun;49(6):1003-1007

Contributing Authors:
RM Koehler UC Okoroafor LK Cannada

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Synopsis

The ongoing opioid crisis continues to claim lives worldwide, but particularly so in North America. Orthopaedic surgeons prescribe more opioids than any other surgical specialty, and prescription patterns have come under greater scrutiny in recent years. The authors of this review performed a systematic review of opioid use among orthopaedic trauma patients. The authors identify a number of areas ...

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