Postoperative opioid protocol: A 5-year resident-led effort to standardize prescribing patterns.

Objectives: The combined impact of variable surgeon prescribing preferences and low resident prescribing comfort level can lead to significant disparity in opioid prescribing patterns. We report an update on the expanded scope of this now 5-year, resident led initiative to standardize postoperative prescription practices within the Department of Otolaryngology.

Methods: With Institutional Review Board approval, performed a retrospective review of 12 months before (July 2016 - June 2017) and 48 months after (July 2019-June 2021) implementation of the Expanded Postoperative Analgesia Protocol.

Prediction of Thyroid Hormone Replacement Following Thyroid Lobectomy: A Long-term Retrospective Study.

Objective: Following thyroid lobectomy, patients are at risk for hypothyroidism. This study sought to determine the incidence of postlobectomy thyroid hormone replacement as well as predictive risk factors to better counsel patients.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.