Ultrarestrictive Opioid Prescription Protocol for Pain Management After Gynecologic and Abdominal Surgery

Opioids are routinely prescribed for postoperative home pain management for most patients in the United States, with limited evidence of the amount needed to be dispensed. Opioid-based treatment often adversely affects recovery. Prescribed opioids increase the risk of chronic opioid use, abuse, and diversion and contribute to the current opioid epidemic.To evaluate whether after hospital discharge, postsurgical acute pain can be effectively...