Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Guidelines To improve opioid prescribing after surgery, the
Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative developed evidence-based prescribing guidelines …

Background Surgical site infections (SSI) after colectomy are associated with increased
morbidity and health care use. Since 2012, the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative …

Objective: We sought to describe the differences in health care spending and utilization
among patients who develop persistent postoperative opioid use. Summary of Background …

Background New persistent opioid use is a common postoperative complication, with 6% of
previously opioid-naïve patients continuing to fill opioid prescriptions 3–6 months after …

Background MIS utilization for inguinal hernia repair is low compared to in other procedures.
The impact of low adoption in surgeons is unclear, but may affect regional access to …

Cigarette smoking is associated with pulmonary and cardiovascular disease and confers
increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Smoking cessation in the weeks before …

Background and Objectives Breast cancer treatment can cause premature ovarian failure,
yet the majority of young cancer patients do not receive adequate education about treatment …

Objective: We characterized patterns of preoperative opioid use in patients undergoing
elective surgery to identify the relationship between preoperative use and subsequent …

Background Opioids are prescribed in excess after surgery. We leveraged our continuous
quality improvement infrastructure to implement opioid prescribing guidelines and …

Background Excessive opioid prescribing is common after curative-intent surgery, but little is
known about what factors influence prescribing behaviors among surgeons. To identify …