General Surgeryopioid prescribingrandomized clinical trial
Optimizing Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions After Intra-Abdominal Cancer Surgery: Comparing the 5x-Multiplier and 3-Tier Models
By MedXY|Sep 21, 2026
A randomized clinical trial demonstrated that the 5x-multiplier algorithm significantly reduces opioid prescriptions at discharge without increasing consumption, refill rates, or patient dissatisfaction after major abdominal cancer surgery
