Reducing post-operative opioids in children undergoing outpatient urologic surgery: a quality improvement initiative

Opioid prescriptions have been implicated as one of the proximate causes of the national opioid epidemic. Children and adolescents and their families are at risk for increased opioid exposure through prescriptions after surgery. In pediatric urologic surgery, indications for postoperative opioids can vary widely and a focus on opioid stewardship is important to reduce potential harms.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research