University of Tennessee
The purpose of this study is to compare opioid prescribing practices by either routine provider prescribing practices, or with the use of a calculator, i.e., the Opioid Calculator, published by the University of Michigan (www.opioidcalculator.org), with the intent of decreasing the number of pills.
The intent of this study is to validate the use of the Opioid Calculator, published at University of Michigan (www.opioidcalculator.org), which takes several variables into account, including age, risk factors (history of depression, alcohol abuse, others) to determine in a more scientific way the number of pills sufficient to prescribe. The sample size was determined by the number of routine post-op laparoscopic patients seen in our practice. The estimated necessary sample size is 6 participants per group (12 total). Patients will be randomized using 3 block groups of size 4 each. Patients wi…
Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 to 80 * Undergoing planned laparoscopic hysterectomy as a day surgery procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 to 80 * Undergoing a non-laparoscopic unplanned surgical procedure * Patients with a history of opioid use disorder or current opioid use disorder
Participants will be prescribed 5 doses of 5mg tablets of oxycodone for postoperative pain relief.
Participants will be prescribed 16 doses of 5mg tablets of oxycodone for postoperative pain relief.
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