Standardized Multimodal Approach Reduced Opioid Use Following Bariatric Surgery: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Bariatric patients are at increased risk of opioid use disorder. There is a national effort to reduce opioid use after bariatric surgery. We instituted a standardized multimodal pain regimen to address this need.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Charmaine Gentles, Sebastian Choi, Laura Hansen, Hajin Yang, Andrea Bedrosian, Larry E. Gellman, Dominick Gadaleta Tags: Bariatric and Foregut Source Type: research