%0 Journal Article
%T Experience with a Nonopioid Protocol in Ambulatory Breast Surgery: Opioids are Rarely Necessary and Use is Surgeon-Dependent
%A Elizabeth L Cureton
%A Joanne K Edquilang
%A Jonathan D Svahn
%A Kara A Rothenberg
%A Michelle R Huyser
%A Peter D Peng
%A Rita O Kwan
%A Veronica Shim
%J Archive of "The Permanente Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.7812/TPP/18-127
%X Surgeons write 1.8% of all prescriptions and 9.8% of all opioid prescriptions. Even small doses prescribed for short-term use can lead to abuse; thus, surgeons are uniquely able to combat the opioid epidemic by changing prescribing practices. As part of a department wide quality improvement project, we initiated a nonopioid protocol for all patients undergoing ambulatory breast surgery
%K breast pain
%K pain management
%K patient safety
%K surgery
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6443369/