Disposal of Unused Postoperative Opioids: A Real-World Demonstration of Surgeon-initiated Strategies Using an Activated Charcoal Bag System

Excessive opioid prescribing following surgery creates a reservoir of unused medications available for diversion and abuse. We conducted a cohort study examining the impact of clinic-based, surgeon-initiated strategies using an activated charcoal bag (ACB) system on disposal of unused opioids. Among...

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Autores principales: Nishtala, Madhuri V., Karim, Aos S., Melnick, David, Delarwelle, Therese, Lawson, Elise, Greenberg, Caprice C., Borza, Tudor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2023
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Surgical Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10513361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37746621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000313
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author Nishtala, Madhuri V.
Karim, Aos S.
Melnick, David
Delarwelle, Therese
Lawson, Elise
Greenberg, Caprice C.
Borza, Tudor
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description Excessive opioid prescribing following surgery creates a reservoir of unused medications available for diversion and abuse. We conducted a cohort study examining the impact of clinic-based, surgeon-initiated strategies using an activated charcoal bag (ACB) system on disposal of unused opioids. Among patients undergoing a variety of general surgery procedures, 67% of those with unused opioids disposed of them using the ACB. Our findings demonstrate practical ways to incorporate opioid disposal into surgical practice as a complement to judicious opioid prescribing.
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spelling pubmed-105133612023-09-22 Disposal of Unused Postoperative Opioids: A Real-World Demonstration of Surgeon-initiated Strategies Using an Activated Charcoal Bag System Nishtala, Madhuri V. Karim, Aos S. Melnick, David Delarwelle, Therese Lawson, Elise Greenberg, Caprice C. Borza, Tudor Ann Surg Open Surgical Perspectives Excessive opioid prescribing following surgery creates a reservoir of unused medications available for diversion and abuse. We conducted a cohort study examining the impact of clinic-based, surgeon-initiated strategies using an activated charcoal bag (ACB) system on disposal of unused opioids. Among patients undergoing a variety of general surgery procedures, 67% of those with unused opioids disposed of them using the ACB. Our findings demonstrate practical ways to incorporate opioid disposal into surgical practice as a complement to judicious opioid prescribing. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2023-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10513361/ /pubmed/37746621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000313 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Nishtala, Madhuri V.
Karim, Aos S.
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Delarwelle, Therese
Lawson, Elise
Greenberg, Caprice C.
Borza, Tudor
Disposal of Unused Postoperative Opioids: A Real-World Demonstration of Surgeon-initiated Strategies Using an Activated Charcoal Bag System
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title_short Disposal of Unused Postoperative Opioids: A Real-World Demonstration of Surgeon-initiated Strategies Using an Activated Charcoal Bag System
title_sort disposal of unused postoperative opioids: a real-world demonstration of surgeon-initiated strategies using an activated charcoal bag system
topic Surgical Perspectives
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10513361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37746621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000313
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