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Coming next month in JACS and online now: Patient satisfaction and pain control using an opioid-sparing postoperative pathway

Researchers found patients reported minimal or no opioid use after using an opioid-sparing pathway while still reporting high satisfaction and pain control.

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August 1, 2019

Alexander Hallway; Joceline Vu, MD; Jay Lee, MD; and colleagues report in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) their findings that patients reported minimal or no opioid use after implementation of an opioid-sparing pathway while still reporting high satisfaction and pain control. These results demonstrate the effectiveness and acceptability of major reduction and even elimination of opioids following discharge after minor surgery.

This article and all other JACS content is available online.