Changes in opioid distribution and chronic opioid users following outpatient orthopedic surgery: a pre–post intervention study
The volume of opioids dispensed and the number of chronic opioid users were significantly reduced among patients who underwent outpatient orthopedic surgery after the institution-wide implementation of a multimodal postoperative opioid reduction protocol.
Authors
- Gregory Stranges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0537-121X)
- Ian Laxdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4899-955X)
- Jarret M. Woodmass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-4365)
- Jason Old (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0721-9094)
- Jonathan Marsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8399-6071)
- Riley Hemstock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1464-0079)
- Heather J. Prior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-0694)
- James Dubberley
- Devin B. Lemmex (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7269-1208)
- Kevin J. Friesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6038-550X)
- Robert Longstaffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9448-1711)
- Thomas C. Mutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-7237)
- Sheila McRae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-1643)
- Peter B. MacDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3293-1320)
Institutions
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Pan Am Clinic (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.000325
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00