Effects of State Law Limiting Postoperative Opioid Prescription in Patients After Cesarean Delivery
Study Findings: Implementation of Florida Law HB 21 was associated with a lower total prescribed opioid dose and a shorter duration of therapy at the time of hospital discharge following cesarean delivery. These reductions were not associated with the need for additional opioid prescriptions or emergency department visits. A Word on Segmented Regression Analysis We …
Opioid Prescriptions for Acute Pain After Outpatient Surgery at a Large Public University-Affiliated Hospital: Impact of State Legislation in Florida
Potnuru P, Dudaryk R, Gebhard RE, et al. Opioid prescriptions for acute pain after outpatient surgery at a large public university-affiliated hospital: Impact of state legislation in Florida. Surgery. 2019;166(3):375–379. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.022 Abstract Background: In response to the growing opioid crisis, Florida recently implemented a law restricting the duration of opioid prescriptions for acute pain. Little is …
Use of Dexmedetomidine in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit: Incidence of Failure and Associated Factors
P Potnuru, DB Horn, B Bissell, G Riggi, J Louro, M Cobas, R Dudaryk ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 124, 188-190
Association of Intraoperative Hypotension and Vasopressor Use with Complications of Free Tissue Transfer Surgery
P Potnuru, C Karcutskie, C Diez, R Dudaryk ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 124, 1006-1007
Determination of Geolocations for Anesthesia Specialty Coverage and Standby Call Allowing Return to the Hospital Within a Specified Amount of Time.
Anesth Analg. 2018 Mar 27. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003320. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29596100 DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003320
