Disposal of Unused Postoperative Opioids: A Real-World Demonstration of Surgeon-initiated Strategies Using an Activated Charcoal Bag System

• Madhuri V. Nishtala, MD,
• Aos S. Karim, MD,
• David Melnick, MD,
• Therese Delarwelle, RN,
• Elise Lawson, MD,
• Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH,
• Tudor Borza, MD, MS

Affiliations

Madhuri V. Nishtala, MD

From the * Department of Surgery), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Aos S. Karim, MD

From the * Department of Surgery), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

David Melnick, MD

From the * Department of Surgery), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Therese Delarwelle, RN

† Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Elise Lawson, MD

From the * Department of Surgery), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH

§ Department of General Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Tudor Borza, MD, MS

From the * Department of Surgery), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI