Throw Away The Script - February 2019 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine
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B
ecoming an opi-
oid-sparing sur-
geon was the most
liberating thing
I've done in 25
years of practice. Why? Because
before I started down this revolu-
tionary path, I'd unwittingly
become a pain-management spe-
cialist. True, I was an orthopedic
Throw Away
The Script
With opioid-
sparing surgery,
most patients won't
need prescription
painkillers.
Scott A. Sigman, MD | Lowell, Mass.
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