Eliminating Opioids from Breast Conserving Surgery: Perioperative Pain Management Pathway
Opioid prescribing guidelines for partial mastectomy (PM) and PM with sentinel lymph node biopsy (PM-SLNB) recommend prescribing anywhere from 0 to 15 oxycodone pills for postoperative pain. We sought to eliminate opioids after breast-conserving surgery.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Ravinder Kang, Jackson T. Read, Adam C. Glaser, Richard J. Barth Tags: New England surgical society article Source Type: research
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