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The presence of institutional prescribing guidelines was associated with a greater tendency to prescribe 10 or fewer opioid pills and a 13% absolute increase in providers decreasing opioid prescriptions over a 3-year period.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,157)
Effect estimate: twice as likely in the absence of guidelines
p-value: p=0.0168
A significant proportion of newly diagnosed bladder cancer patients are inadequately risk-stratified, leading to similar or longer wait times for high-risk patients compared to low-risk patients.
Institutional guidelines may aid opioid reduction in urology; leaves open effects on pain control and outcomes.
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Amend et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Post-operative opioid prescribing (n=1,157). Institutional prescribing guidelines vs. Absence of institutional guidelines was evaluated on Unchanged opioid prescription practice over time (twice as likely in the absence of guidelines, p=0.0168). The presence of institutional prescribing guidelines was associated with a greater tendency to prescribe 10 or fewer opioid pills and a 13% absolute increase in providers decreasing opioid prescriptions over a 3-year period.
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