Single Chest Drain Practice Reduces Discharge Opioid Prescriptions in Thoracic Surgery.

Andres Zorrilla-VacaHope FeldmanMaria AntonoffBoris SepesiWayne HofstetterRavi RajaramStephen SwisherGabriel MenaAra VaporciyaReza MehranDavid Rice

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2021)

Single chest drain practice in lobectomies and segmentectomies was associated with less opioid prescription requirement without any increase in complications.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
chronic pain
pain management
primary care
healthcare
quality improvement
risk factors