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Reducing opioid utilization after appendectomy: A lesson in implementation of a multidisciplinary quality improvement project()

BACKGROUND: Perioperative care after appendectomy may be the first exposure to opioids for many children. A quality improvement project was implemented to assess current practice of prescribing pain medications after a laparoscopic appendectomy to decrease unnecessary opioid use via simple, targeted...

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Autores principales: Somers, Kimberly K, Amin, Ruchi, Leack, Kathleen M, Lingongo, Melissa, Arca, Marjorie J, Gourlay, David M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32754705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2019.08.001