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A Government Mandated Consent Safely Reduces Opioid Utilization for Major Pediatric Genitourinary Surgeries

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State-mandated opioid consent reduced discharge opioid prescriptions from 68% to 11% for major pediatric genitourinary surgeries without increasing delayed prescriptions or ED visits. Morphine equivalents per prescription also decreased significantly, demonstrating that policy-driven opioid stewardship can be safely implemented in pediatric surgical populations.

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Opioid Prescribing Pediatric Urology Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management Opioid Stewardship Surgical Outcomes

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#OpioidStewardship #PediatricUrology #PainManagement #SurgicalSafety

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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. A Government Mandated Consent Safely Reduces Opioid Utilization for Major Pediatric Genitourinary Surgeries. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2021-01-08. https://library.globalcastmd.com/article/3510

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