September 2020 CAN WE ELIMINATE OPIOID MEDICATIONS FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN CONTROL?Featuring: Michael A. Terry, MD, and Vehniah K. Tjong, MD
Episode SummaryAccording to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, making opioid prescriptions optional could help reduce the number of unused opioids circulating throughout our communities without altering postoperative pain control. The surgeon-blinded, randomized controlled trial was co-led by Michael A. Terry, MD, and Vehniah K. Tjong, MD, at Northwestern Medicine.
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