Minimizing opioids after gender affirming orchiectomy - a multimodal pain pathway

CONCLUSION: Most patients achieved adequate postoperative pain control as requests for additional narcotic prescriptions were low. Almost half of patients used < 4 tablets, and all patients employed at least one alternative non-narcotic analgesic. Based on these findings, we plan to decrease the quantity of opioids on discharge.PMID:36779947

Source: Canadian Journal of Urology - February 13, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Eric Robinson Alex Wang Solange Bassale Jyoti D Chouhan Source Type: research