Doc Social | Heidi Laroche, PT, DPT | Favorites https://doc.social/members/heidi-laroche-pt-dpt/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Heidi Laroche, PT, DPT's saved posts. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:08:50 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.20 en-US 30 hourly 2 3b6c1c85d2a4afc6ca548feb3014522c Brand Newland PharmD posted an update in the group Opioid Sparing Orthopedic Surgery: Intriguing finding that not only do NSAIDs provide […] https://doc.social/activity/p/8766/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:08:30 -0400 Intriguing finding that not only do NSAIDs provide better analgesia than codeine but may also present lower risk of bleeding

https://www.verywellhealth.com/tylenol-vs-opioids-post-surgical-pain-5190069

Is there any clinical role for codeine in analgesia?

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Ibuprofen Works Better Than Opioids for Post-Surgical Pain

Opioids are often prescribed to help with pain after surgery, but a new study suggests they may not be necessary.

]]> 1 312c0080e7e6436cddf08cb5c346233f Brand Newland PharmD posted an update in the group Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) the Goldfinch Health way: What are you seeing in the "post-pandemic" surgery […] https://doc.social/activity/p/8278/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 16:09:40 -0400 What are you seeing in the “post-pandemic” surgery world? The projections have been for patients with more advanced conditions–extended opioid use to get by over the last year–to surge in the door as “elective” healthcare becomes safer. Is that what you’re seeing? Better or worse than expected?

]]> 2 fc219242ef8a3c953fcbcd6f1e433351 Brand Newland PharmD posted an update in the group Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) the Goldfinch Health way: Fantastic research out of the University of […] https://doc.social/activity/p/7611/ Sun, 02 May 2021 14:37:38 -0400 Fantastic research out of the University of Miami demonstrating the power of Enhanced Recovery protocols and robotic-assisted approaches to dramatically reduce opioid painkillers use.

“It was shown in this study that 42 percent of the patients in the study required some form of prescribed narcotics for at-home pain management after…

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Modifications to ERATS protocol significantly reduces post-operative opioid usage

A new study, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, shows significant reduction in post-operative use of Schedule II opioids for pain management following robotic surgery. To address the on-going issues of opioid overuse and abuse, the study aimed … Continue reading

]]> 0 095f4f81281a8ccdac98875fe7ba3a4b Brand Newland PharmD posted an update in the group Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) the Goldfinch Health way: We are growing our Nurse Navigator team at Goldfinch […] https://doc.social/activity/p/5629/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:19:31 -0500 We are growing our Nurse Navigator team at Goldfinch Health! Does anyone happen to know a great nurse who is looking for work-from-home flexibility and who is bilingual (English+Spanish)? Experience in surgery and recovery would be fantastic as well. If so, please send them our way!

(And, by the way, if you know of other great nurses who could be…

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]]> 0 12f69e0851f8f041707ba5a5cba49696 Ahilan Sivaganesan posted an update in the group Opioid Sparing Orthopedic Surgery: Here's our paper on opioid-free lumbar surgery […] https://doc.social/activity/p/5302/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:46:12 -0500 Here’s our paper on opioid-free lumbar surgery (including lumbar fusions), which may be of interest to this group: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32320863/

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Opioid-free spine surgery: a prospective study of 244 consecutive cases by a single surgeon - PubMed

Opioid-free elective spine surgery, including lumbar fusions, is feasible and effective. We suggest that opioid-free spine surgery be offered to patients who are opioid-naïve or who can be weaned off before the operation.

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