Surgery and pain relief: A closer look at opioid prescription trends.

Autor: Sutyak KM; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Jayarajan N; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Young Y; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Anderson I; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Garcia EI; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Hebballi NB; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Broussard M; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Lally KP; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX., Tsao K; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice (CSTEP), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX. Electronic address: kuojen.tsao@uth.tmc.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgery [Surgery] 2024 Oct; Vol. 176 (4), pp. 1222-1225. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.035
Abstrakt: Background: Published guidelines to reduce the use and misuse of opioids in pediatrics are limited. After the implementation of an opioid stewardship program, we aimed to investigate the prescribing patterns in pediatric surgery.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of pediatric patients who underwent general pediatric surgery procedures at a single institution between July 2021 and July 2023 was conducted. Demographics, procedure details, and opioid prescriptions at discharge were collected. The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program was cross-referenced for prescription-filled data. Descriptive statistics were performed.
Results: Of the 4,323 patients included, 9% (391) received an opioid prescription at the time of discharge. Among these, 82% were for burns, 7% for trauma, and 4% for pectus excavatum. Appendectomy, inguinal hernia repair, umbilical hernia repair, and circumcision did not receive any opioid prescriptions. In those who received a prescription, the median age was 4.2 years (interquartile range (IQR) 1.6, 10.4), with 58.6% being male. A total of 82.6% of patients also received prescriptions for nonopioid analgesics. The median number of prescribed doses was 13 (IQR 7, 15) for burns, 12 (IQR 9, 15) for trauma, and 12 (IQR 10, 12) for pectus excavatum. In total, 87% of prescriptions were filled.
Conclusion: A small proportion of pediatric patients who underwent general surgery received opioid prescriptions at the time of discharge and were limited to a few conditions. Common pediatric operations received no opioid prescriptions in the 2-year study period. A total of 13% of the written prescriptions were unfilled. Future studies are needed to optimize the target pediatric patient population for opioid prescribing.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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