T
he world-renowned Andrews Institute ASC in Gulf Breeze,
Fla., the winner of this year's OR Excellence Award for Pain
Control, has been tracking its use of post-op opioids and
routinely challenging its anesthesia providers to keep that
use low. How low? Since recordkeeping began in 2010,
fewer than 10% of its patients have received opioids in PACU.
Andrews Institute staff began collecting data on the use and com-
parative effectiveness of opioids to prove a point. "Our consultant
pharmacist was the inspiration," says Barbara
J. Holder, RN, BSN, LHRM, the ASC's QI and
infection control coordinator. "He did not
believe how little we were ordering narcotics,
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20,253 regional blocks later, the Andrews Institute's
patients are free of pain and opioids.
z MUST SEE Anesthesia fellow Brianne Owens, MD, (center) places an ultrasound guid-
ed block while Andrews Institute providers and visiting physicians watch her progress.
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