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Say Yes to Total Hips - March 2014 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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5 8 O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | M A R C H 2 0 1 4 W hen the Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center opened in 2007, my goal was to minimize to the greatest degree possible the use of opioids to control orthopedic patients' post-op pain. Today, fewer than 10% of our patients end up receiving narcotics in the PACU, which speeds their recoveries and improves our case efficiencies. What's not to like? R E G I O N A L B L O C K S Gregory Hickman, MD Gulf Breeze, Fla. LOCAL HERO Regional anesthesia expert Gregory Hickman, MD, places a femoral block at the famed Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center. Gregory Hickman, MD 4 keys to improving pain management for orthopedic procedures. Regional's Building Blocks OSE_1403_part2_Layout 1 3/5/14 10:51 AM Page 58

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