How did you address the issue of (a) poor pain control and/or (b) recurrent emergency department visits and/or hospital readmissions in your patients who underwent bariatric surgery?

How did you address the issue of (a) poor pain control and/or (b) recurrent emergency department visits and/or hospital readmissions in your patients who underwent bariatric surgery?

How did you address the issue of (a) poor pain control and/or (b) recurrent emergency department visits and/or hospital readmissions in your patients who underwent bariatric surgery? And how did your study help identify solutions and/or causes related to these clinical observations and challenges? What foundational role emerged for IV acetaminophen aimed at cost reduction and improved outcomes?


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Presenter

Maher El Chaar, MD

Maher El Chaar, MD

Co-Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery
St Luke’s University Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania