Surgeon's Impact on Opioid Epidemic Following Uncomplicated Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy.

Autor: Trivedi A; Surgery, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Yang J; General Surgery, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Barbash D; General Surgery, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Sartorato F; General Surgery, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Scheinberg DJ; Anesthesiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Meyers M; Anesthesiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Zuberi J; Surgery, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA., Rebein B; Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cureus [Cureus] 2022 May 20; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e25160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 20 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25160
Abstrakt: The opioid crisis in the United States remains a major issue that is directly linked to the prescribing practices of physicians. There is a lack of consistency in post-operative prescribing of narcotic medications. We have designed a retrospective study to evaluate factors that contribute to the prescription of opioids following common laparoscopic procedures. In this study, we analyzed peri-operative medications and pain requirements and how they relate to the frequency in which narcotics are prescribed at Saint Joseph's University Medical Center (SJUMC), a level two trauma center and teaching hospital. We also studied how the frequency of narcotic prescriptions is related to patient demographics and surgeon practices. We propose that standardizing pain medication protocols will be an effective way to decrease overall narcotic use as well as prescriptions for common laparoscopic procedures.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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