Overprescription of Opioids Following Outpatient Anorectal Surgery: A Single-Institution Study
Autor: | Marissa Paulson, Christopher Glover, Taylor Aiken, Brooks Rademacher, Devon Livingston-Rosanoff, Paul Skelton, Elise H. Lawson |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Hemorrhoidectomy
Male medicine.medical_specialty Fistula medicine.medical_treatment 030230 surgery Risk Assessment Article Anorectal surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Incision and drainage Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Patient Reported Outcome Measures Single institution Practice Patterns Physicians' Digestive System Surgical Procedures Retrospective Studies Gynecology Pain Postoperative business.industry Gastroenterology General Medicine Pain management Middle Aged medicine.disease Opioid-Related Disorders Patient Discharge Analgesics Opioid Rectal Diseases Prescription opioid 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business Colorectal surgeons Oxycodone Dolor postoperatorio |
Zdroj: | Dis Colon Rectum |
ISSN: | 1530-0358 |
Popis: | Background Surgeons contribute to the opioid epidemic by overprescribing opioids for postoperative pain. Excess, unused opioids may be diverted for misuse/abuse. Objective This study aimed to characterize opioid prescribing and use among patients undergoing outpatient anorectal procedures and to assess the adequacy of postoperative pain management. Design This is a retrospective cohort study, prospective cross-sectional survey. Settings Patients were treated by colorectal surgeons in an academic medical center between January 2018 and September 2019. Patients Six hundred twenty-seven patients undergoing an outpatient anorectal procedure were included. Main outcome measures The primary outcomes measured were the opioids prescribed at discharge, opioid prescription refills, patient-reported outcomes regarding opioid use, and the adequacy of postoperative pain management in terms of pain intensity and pain interference. Opioids were standardized to 5-mg oxycodone pills. Patient-reported outcomes were assessed by using previously validated instruments. Results The majority of patients underwent fistula surgery (n = 234) followed by examination under anesthesia (n = 183), hemorrhoidectomy (n = 131), incision and drainage (n = 51), and pilonidal excision (n = 28). Most patients received opioids (78% fistula, 49% examination under anesthesia, 87% hemorrhoidectomy, 71% incision and drainage, 96% pilonidal). Patients undergoing examination under anesthesia received the fewest opioid pills (median 10; range 3-50) followed by patients undergoing fistula surgery (median13, range 1-50), incision and drainage (median 15, range 3-120), pilonidal excisions (median 15, range 3-60), and hemorrhoidectomies (median 28, range 3-60). Regardless of procedure, the majority of patients used fewer than 5 opioid pills postoperatively. Patients undergoing pilonidal excisions had the largest number of excess unused pills (median 14, range 0-30) followed by patients undergoing fistula surgery and incision and drainage (median 7, ranges 0-30 and 5-17), hemorrhoidectomy (median 6, range 0-50), and examination under anesthesia (median 2, range 0-23). Whereas patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy reported higher pain levels following discharge, most reported minimal interference with day-to-day activities due to pain regardless of the procedure performed. Limitations The limitations of this study included recall bias and sample bias. Conclusions The majority of patients do not need more than five to ten 5-mg oxycodone equivalents to achieve adequate pain management after outpatient anorectal surgical procedures. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/B347. EXCESO DE PRESCRIPCION DE OPIOIDES DESPUES DE UNA CIRUGIA ANORRECTAL AMBULATORIA: UN ESTUDIO DE UNA SOLA INSTITUCION: Cirujanos contribuyen a la epidemia de opioides al recetar en exceso opioides para el dolor postoperatorio. El exceso de opioides no utilizados puede ser desviado por para mal uso o abuso.Caracterizar la prescripcion y el uso de opioides entre pacientes sometidos a procedimientos anorrectales ambulatorios y evaluar la efectividad del tratamiento del dolor postoperatorio.Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo, encuesta transversal prospectiva.pacientes tratados por cirujanos colorrectales en un centro medico academico entre enero de 2018 y septiembre de 2019.se incluyeron 627 pacientes que se sometieron a un procedimiento anorrectal ambulatorio.Opioides recetados al alta, reabastecimientos de prescripcion de opioides, resultados informados por el paciente con respecto al uso de opioides y efectividad del manejo del dolor postoperatorio en terminos de intensidad del dolor y trastornos secundarios a dolor. Los opioides se estandarizaron con pildoras de oxicodona de 5 mg. Los resultados informados por los pacientes se evaluaron utilizando instrumentos previamente validados.La mayoria de los pacientes fueron sometidos a cirugia de fistula (n = 234) seguida de un examen bajo anestesia (EUA; n = 183), hemorroidectomia (n = 131), incision y drenaje (I&D) (n = 51) y escision pilonidal (n = 28). La mayoria de los pacientes recibieron opioides (78% fistula, 49% EUA, 87% hemorroidectomia, 71% I&D, 96% pilonidal). Las EUA recibieron la menor cantidad de pildoras opioides (mediana 10, rango 3-50) seguidas de fistula (mediana 13, rango 1-50), I y D (mediana 15, rango 3-120), pilonidales (mediana 15, rango 3-60) y hemorroides. (mediana 28, rango 3-60). Independientemente del procedimiento, la mayoria de los pacientes usaron menos de cinco pildoras opioides despues de la operacion. Los pacientes pilonidales tuvieron el mayor numero de pildoras no utilizadas en exceso (mediana 14, rango 0-30) seguido de fistula e I&D (mediana 7, rangos 0-30 y 5-17, respectivamente), hemorroidectomia (mediana 6, rango 0-50) y EUA (mediana 2, rango 0-23). Si bien los pacientes con hemorroidectomia informaron niveles de dolor mas altos despues del alta, la mayoria de pacientes informaron un minimo de interferencia con las actividades diarias debido al dolor, independientemente del procedimiento realizado.Sesgo de recuerdo autoinformado, sesgo de muestra.La mayoria de los pacientes no necesitan mas de cinco a diez equivalentes de oxicodona de 5 mg para lograr un manejo adecuado del dolor despues de procedimientos quirurgicos anorrectales ambulatorios. Consulte Video Resumen en http://links.lww.com/DCR/B347. (Traduccion-Dr. Adrian Ortega). |
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