The butterfly effect: How an outpatient quality improvement project affected inpatient opioid‘s prescribing habits

Autor: William J. Lorentzen, Natalie Perez, Colette Galet, Lauren D. Allan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Surgery in Practice and Science, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 100139- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-2620
DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100139
Popis: Background: The aim of the study was to assess whether a quality improvement project focused on providers’ education of responsible opioid prescribing, creating order sets to facilitate pre- and post-operative adjunct use, and decreasing the number of opioids prescribed following elective outpatient surgery affected opioid prescribing habits and the use of adjunct pain medication on the inpatient Emergency General Surgery (EGS) service. Methods: Inpatient EGS opioid prescribing habits following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair, or open umbilical hernia repair during the pre- and post-Acute Care Surgery Division-Quality Improvement (QI) periods were recorded retrospectively. Demographics, type and dose of opioids, and non-opioid adjuncts prescribed were collected. Opioids were converted to oral morphine equivalents (OME). Pre- and post-QI data were compared. Post-QI discharge opioids prescribed were compared to reported use of opioids. Patients’ rating of pain management is reported. Results: One hundred twenty-two and 62 patients were included during the pre- and post- QI periods, respectively. Post-QI, opioid prescribing decreased, and adjunct prescribing increased (31.1% vs. 72.6%; p
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