Pediatric residents' perceived barriers to opioid use in sickle cell disease pain management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Current guidelines recommend high-priority treatment of severe sickle cell disease (SCD) pain with opioids; however, patients with SCD have historically been undertreated. We used mixed methods to assess pediatric residents' perceptions toward opioid use in SCD pain management.

Methods

We distributed a survey to 88 residents at an urban pediatric medical center in a cross-sectional study. Participants responded to questions about perceived barriers to acute SCD pain management and attitudes toward patients with SCD. Responses were examined using bivariate analyses. Five pediatric residents were interviewed, to provide more in-depth understanding of barriers to SCD pain management.

Results

Fifty-three residents (60%) completed the survey. Participants were di

SUBMITTER: Fearon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6301127 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature