Pittsburgh Surgical Outcomes Research Center
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Bariatric Surgery Targeting Opioid Prescriptions (BSTOP)

This is a collaborative project with the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The goal is to improve patient pain control while reducing both prescriptions and patient utilization of opioids in the short and long-term after bariatric surgery.  The protocol includes: patient education, use of regional analgesia, increased utilization of multi-modal pain strategies during hospitalization, use of non-opioid pain medications postoperatively, monitoring of opioids, and compliance with the SUPPORT Act (prescription medication disposition).

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