Peer Comparison or Guideline-Based Feedback and Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Excess opioid prescribing after surgery can result in prolonged use and diversion. Email feedback based on social norms may reduce the number of pills prescribed.

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of 2 social norm-based interventions on reducing guideline-discordant opioid prescribing after surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This cluster randomized clinical trial conducted at a large health care delivery system in northern California between October 2021 and October 2022 included general, obstetric/gynecologic, and orthopedic surgeons with patients aged 18 years or older discharged to home with an oral opioid prescription.

Interventions

In 19 hospitals, 3 surgical specialties (general, orthopedic, and obstetric/gynecologic) were randomly

SUBMITTER: Wagner Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10943416 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature