Standardization and Reduction of Narcotics After Pediatric Tonsillectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) To measure caregiver satisfaction with a nonstandardized postoperative pain regimen after pediatric tonsillectomy. (2) To implement a quality improvement project (QIP) to reduce the number and volume of narcotics prescribed and to describe the effect on caregiver satisfaction.

Methods

A prospective cohort study at a tertiary children's hospital examined postoperative narcotics prescribed to children following adenotonsillectomy. A QIP was implemented 3 months into the observation, with the goal to standardize nonnarcotic analgesics and reduce the volume of narcotics prescribed. Caregivers were called 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively to assess pain control and caregiver satisfaction.

Results

Over an 8-month period, 118 patients were recruited (66 before the

SUBMITTER: O'Brien DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7858697 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature