Reducing Opioid Use in Endocrine Surgery Through Patient Education and Provider Prescribing Patterns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative opioid use can lead to dependence, contributing to the opioid epidemic in the United States. New persistent opioid use after minor surgeries occurs in 5.9% of patients. With increased documentation of persistent opioid use postoperatively, surgeons must pursue interventions to reduce opioid use perioperatively.

Methods

We performed a prospective cohort study to assess the feasibility of a preoperative intervention via patient education or counseling and changes in provider prescribing patterns to reduce postoperative opioid use. We included adult patients undergoing thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy from January 22, 2019 to February 28, 2019 at a tertiary referral, academic endocrine surgery practice. Surveys were administered to assess pain and pa

SUBMITTER: Kwan SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855097 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature