Evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines after lung resection: a prospective, multicenter analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid prescribing guidelines have significantly decreased overprescribing and post-discharge use after cardiac surgery; however, limited recommendations exist for general thoracic surgery patients, a similarly high-risk population. We examined opioid prescribing and patient-reported use to develop evidence-based, opioid prescribing guidelines after lung cancer resection.

Methods

This prospective, statewide, quality improvement study was conducted between January 2020 to March 2021 and included patients undergoing surgical resection of a primary lung cancer across 11 institutions. Patient-reported outcomes at 1-month follow-up were linked with clinical data and Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) database records to characterize prescribing patterns and post-dischar

SUBMITTER: Mondonedo JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323572 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature