Pre-emptive pain management program is associated with reduction of opioid prescription after minimally invasive pulmonary resection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We developed and implemented a pre-emptive pain management program wherein providers agreed to have non-opioid pain medication as a standard pain management strategy at discharge accompanied by patient education about the program.

Methods

A retrospective case-control study of prospectively collected data of patients who underwent minimally invasive pulmonary resection. We compared the outcomes among patients who were managed with pre-emptive pain management program with enhanced recovery after surgery (Pre-emptive), enhanced recovery program after surgery alone (ERAS) and standard care (control).

Results

Of the 443 patients, 132 patients (30%) were in the pre-emptive pain management group, 90 (20%) patients were in the ERAS only group and 221 (50%) in the c

SUBMITTER: Del Calvo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330317 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature