Items Tagged ‘Cody Wyles’

April 16, 2018

New Mayo guidelines cut some opioid prescriptions by half

By Adam Harringa

Mayo researchers are studying the opioid prescribing practices and applying it to optimize care for patients. The result in orthopedic surgery is a 48 percent reduction in the amount of opioids prescribed for hip and knee replacement. The team also noted that the prescription refill rate remained the same.

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Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Cody Wyles, opioids, orthopedics, Tad Mabry