Tanvi Rana, Kelly Daniels, Sophia Dang, Jonathan C Li, Cecilia G Freeman, Alexander Duffy, Joseph Curry, Adam Luginbuhl, Elizabeth Cottrill, David Cognetti
OBJECTIVES: We previously reported that >50% of postoperative opioids prescribed at our institution went unused for common otolaryngologic procedures. Based on these findings, we instituted multimodal, evidence-based guidelines for postoperative pain management. In the second part of our multiphasic study, we evaluated the effects of these guidelines on (1) quantity of unused opioids, (2) patient satisfaction, and (3) institutional perceptions toward the opioid epidemic and prescribing guidelines...
February 2023: Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology