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Impact of a Clinical Intervention to Decrease Opioid Prescribing in a Post-Cesarean Delivery
- Source :
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 44:398-402
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- A quality assurance study was completed following the implementation of a standardized opioid prescribing and education protocol post cesarean delivery. The primary goal was to determine the need for a policy on postpartum opioid prescribing practices and whether the protocol worked. There was a decrease in the number of tablets provided post intervention and no statistically significant maternal or neonatal readmissions for suspected opioid toxicity or pain control. Combination prescribing of Tylenol 3 and/or tramadol and another opioid occurred in both groups. Our results show a need for concise guidelines regarding opioid prescribing following cesarean delivery.
- Subjects :
- Pain, Postoperative
medicine.medical_specialty
Cesarean Section
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Opioid prescribing
Post-intervention
Analgesics, Opioid
Opioid
Pain control
Pregnancy
Intervention (counseling)
Emergency medicine
medicine
Humans
Pain Management
Female
Tramadol
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Cesarean delivery
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17012163
- Volume :
- 44
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....69490415a0960472a10fd485f216dd77