Implementation of required sedation assessment in nursing workflow to address naloxone utilization.

Objective: Opioid-related adverse drug events continue to occur. This study aimed to characterize the patient population receiving naloxone to inform future intervention efforts.

Design: We describe a case series of patients who received naloxone in the hospital during a 16-week time frame in 2016.

Transversus abdominis block utilizing liposomal bupivacaine as a non-opioid analgesic for postoperative pain management.

Introduction: The use of non-narcotic modalities for postoperative analgesia may decrease exposure to opioids, thereby limiting their deleterious effects. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a liposomal bupivacaine transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block prior to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic gastric bypass (LRYGB). The primary outcome was total postoperative morphine equivalents.

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Bundle Expense in Perioperative Pain Management.

The implementaion of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model has necessitated value-focused care for a 90-day period. Pain management in joint arthroplasty therefore represents a focused opportunity to achieve lasting change in the delivery of care. To be successful, orthopedic surgeons must integrate approaches that take into account administration route and therapy duration, and various combinations thereof, to achieve improved longer term outcomes for joint arthroplasty patients.

A 3-Component Approach Incorporating Focus Groups in Strategic Planning for Sexual Violence Prevention.

Sexual violence is of special concern in New Mexico because of the presence of large priority populations in which its prevalence is high. This article describes a 3-component approach to developing a strategic plan to prevent sexual violence in the state that consisted of an advisory group, subject matter experts, and focus groups from geographically and demographically diverse communities. Both common and community-specific themes emerged from the focus groups and were included in the strategic plan.