Pain Medication Disposal Rates After Pediatric Surgery
| Autor: | Daniel R. Grant, John P. Lubicky, Taylor L. Shackleford, Jeffrey D. Lancaster, Justin J. Ray, Diane Bronikowski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Pain medication Pediatrics 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Internal medicine Chart review Pediatric surgery medicine Humans Pain Management 030212 general & internal medicine Postoperative Period Medical prescription Practice Patterns Physicians' Pediatric Surgical Procedures Child Retrospective Studies Pain Postoperative business.industry Mean age General Medicine Analgesics Opioid Prescription opioid Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Brief Reports Opiate business |
| Zdroj: | Hosp Pediatr |
| ISSN: | 2154-1671 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To investigate prescription opiate usage, disposal rates, and methods of disposal after pediatric surgery. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of patients RESULTS: A total of 290 patients with a mean age of 9.0 ± 4.7 years (62.8% male) met inclusion criteria. Sixty patients (20.7%) reported using all of their prescription opiate medication, whereas 230 patients (79.3%) did not use all of their pain medication. Of these 230 patients, 141 (61.3%) disposed of their leftover prescription opiates via flushing (56.4%), trash (28.6%), or take-back center (15.0%). At the time of phone survey between 60 and 90 days postoperatively, 88 patients (38.3%) still had leftover pain medication. By 7 days postoperatively, 234 of 290 patients (80.7%) had taken their last prescription opioid. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, 79.3% of patients were overprescribed opiate pain medication after pediatric surgery. Disposal rates at 60 to 90 days for leftover pain medication after pediatric surgery was just >60%. Pediatric patients are often overprescribed prescription opiates after surgery and typically only require a one-week supply of pain medication. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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