Mail-Back Envelopes for Retrieval of Opioids After Pediatric Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid overprescription has the potential to lead to harmful medications remaining in homes and to a rise in accidental or deliberate ingestion by children and adolescents. Although methods for opioid disposal are available, many are costly or require greater than minimal effort for the patient. In this study, we used a mail-back return envelope to retrieve unused opioids after ambulatory pediatric surgery.

Methods

This feasibility study was performed to assess the rate of opioid return by using a mail-back envelope for children ages 0 to 18 prescribed opioids after outpatient surgery. Participants were provided a return envelope as well as instruction on the dangers of opioids in the home. Our primary outcome was to assess the absolute percent return rate through

SUBMITTER: Adler AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055926 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature