Patient-Centered Protocols Help Eliminate Excess Opioid Use after Lung Surgery

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Original post: Newswise - Substance Abuse Patient-Centered Protocols Help Eliminate Excess Opioid Use after Lung Surgery

Lung surgery patients who utilize a comprehensive, evidence-based enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program require fewer opioid prescriptions when discharged and this effect was sustained over the 4-year study period.