A Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement to Minimize Opioid Prescribing in Children After Appendectomy Using NSQIP-Pediatric

October 21, 2021

Given the opioid epidemic gripping the United States, WPSRC institutions initiated a large-scale quality improvement project that ELIMINATES opioid prescriptions on discharge following appendectomy.  Using the an expanded NSQUIP questionnaire, this study evaluated opioid use, pain control and patient satisfaction.