Opioid Prescribing Recommendations After Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Reconstruction: A Delphi Consensus

202012 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jessica M. Donigan · University of Utah

Divya Srivastava · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Ian A. Maher · University of Minnesota

Mark Abdelmalek · University of Pennsylvania

Anna Bar · Oregon Health & Science University

Travis W. Blalock · Emory University

Jeremy S. Bordeaux

Abstract

Opioids should not be routinely prescribed to every patient undergoing MMS. Prescription recommendations for opioids after MMS and reconstruction may decrease the exposure to these drugs and help combat the opioid epidemic.

Topics & Keywords

Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Dermatologic Surgery

Volume 47, Issue 2, pp. 167-169

DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000002551

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