How Much Opioid Medication Do Patients Need After Orthognathic Surgery?

Purpose: Opioid misuse is a public health crisis. It is incumbent upon surgeons to understand analgesic requirements for operations they perform to inform responsible prescribing practices. The purpose of this study was to quantify opioid use following orthognathic surgery.

Factors Associated With Late Surgical Cancellations in Pediatric Plastic and Oral Surgery.

Background: Surgical cancellations that occur within 1 day of the procedure (ie, late cancellations) disrupt the efficiency of the operating room. The aim of the present study was to identify the factors associated with late cancellations in a tertiary pediatric surgical practice.

Methods: We reviewed the medical records of patients treated by plastic and oral surgery services at our institution from 2010 to 2015.

Assessing the Cost of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use After Cleft Lip and Lip Adhesion Procedures.

The purpose of this study was to understand the true cost of administering prophylactic antibiotics postoperatively to patients undergoing cleft lip and lip adhesion procedures for which the rate of infection is historically low. Using time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) methodologies, the plastic surgery department of one hospital created a process map with related time intervals and personnel cost rates for administering the antibiotic. The cost for each provider, based on standard salary information, was multiplied by the time required to complete his or her stage of the process, and this outcome was added to the supply costs.