Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study.
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Billig, JI; Kotsis, SV; Kong, L; Wang, L; Chung, KC; Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery
Published in: J Hand Surg Eur Vol
April 2025
Opioid prescribing after carpal tunnel release (CTR) is not well understood. We assessed CTR opioid prescribing within a quality collaborative after the dissemination of guidelines. Post guidelines, the odds of receiving a prescription decreased by 67%. Quality collaboratives can change practice patterns.Level of evidence: III.
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J Hand Surg Eur Vol
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EISSN
2043-6289
Publication Date
April 2025
Volume
50
Issue
4
Start / End Page
548 / 550
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Pain, Postoperative
- Orthopedics
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Guideline Adherence
- Female
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Billig, J. I., Kotsis, S. V., Kong, L., Wang, L., Chung, K. C., & Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery. (2025). Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study. J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 50(4), 548–550. https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934241268965
Billig, Jessica I., Sandra V. Kotsis, Lingxuan Kong, Lu Wang, Kevin C. Chung, and Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery. “Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study.” J Hand Surg Eur Vol 50, no. 4 (April 2025): 548–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934241268965.
Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Kong L, Wang L, Chung KC, Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery. Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Apr;50(4):548–50.
Billig, Jessica I., et al. “Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study.” J Hand Surg Eur Vol, vol. 50, no. 4, Apr. 2025, pp. 548–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/17531934241268965.
Billig JI, Kotsis SV, Kong L, Wang L, Chung KC, Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery. Implementation of postoperative opioid prescribing guidelines after carpal tunnel release: a quality collaborative study. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Apr;50(4):548–550.
Published In
J Hand Surg Eur Vol
DOI
EISSN
2043-6289
Publication Date
April 2025
Volume
50
Issue
4
Start / End Page
548 / 550
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Pain, Postoperative
- Orthopedics
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Guideline Adherence
- Female
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome