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Electronic health record intervention to increase use of NSAIDs as analgesia for hospitalised patients: a cluster randomised controlled study.

Tasce BongiovanniMark J PletcherAndrew RobinsonElizabeth LancasterLi ZhangMatthias BehrendsElizabeth WickAndrew Auerbach
Published in: BMJ health & care informatics (2023)
This cluster randomised controlled trial showed that prechecking an order for NSAIDs to promote multimodal pain management in the admission order set increased NSAID ordering and administration, although there were no changes to pain scores or opioid use. While prechecking orders is an important way to increase adoption, safety checks should be in place.
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