Preoperative Opioid Informed Consent and Prescribing Practices in Children Undergoing Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery.
Brendan A WilliamsLacey C MageeChristopher A MakarewichIshaan SwarupLia W McNeelyApurva S ShahPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2022)
After the implementation of preoperative opioid consenting, patients were prescribed fewer opioid doses after pediatric orthopaedic trauma surgery. The increased utilization of nonopioid therapies was also evident. These changes occurred despite a shorter length of hospital stay and without changes in the studied proxies of postoperative pain control. An increased awareness of opioid risks through formal consent discussion may help to facilitate reduced reliance on opioids for children in the postoperative period.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- pain management
- primary care
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- postoperative pain
- healthcare
- coronary artery bypass
- young adults
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- surgical site infection
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- coronary artery disease
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- acute care