blocks and non-opi-
oid medications.
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Dr. Grant
(j.grant@asahq.org)
is president of the
American Society of
Anesthesiologists, chair
of the
department of anesthesi-
ology at Beaumont
Hospital-Royal Oak in
Michigan and chair of
anesthesiology at
Oakland University
William Beaumont
School of Medicine in
Rochester, Mich.
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More than one-third (36%) of the nearly
300 surgical facilities Outpatient Surgery
Magazine polled last month discharge
patients with a prescription for 3 to 20
opioid painkillers. Meanwhile, 30% of
respondents send patients home without
a painkiller prescription. The results:
Typically, a patient leaves your facility
with a prescription for ___ painkillers.
0 ....................................................... 30%
3-10 ................................................. 18%
10-20 ............................................... 18%
20-30 ................................................ 23%
more than 30 .................................. 11%
SOURCE: Outpatient Surgery InstaPoll,
February 2018, 291 responses
How Many Opioids Do
You Typically Prescribe?
InstaPoll
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