Patient-Centered Decision-making for Postoperative Narcotic-Free Endocrine Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Historically, opioid pain medications have been overprescribed following thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Many narcotic prescriptions are incompletely consumed, creating waste and opportunities for abuse.

Objective

To determine whether limiting opioid prescriptions after outpatient thyroid and parathyroid surgery to patients who opt in to narcotic treatment reduces opioid consumption without increasing postoperative pain compared with usual care (routine narcotic prescriptions).

Design, setting, and participants

A randomized clinical trial of Postoperative Opt-In Narcotic Treatment (POINT) or routine narcotic prescription (control) was conducted at a single tertiary referral center from June 1 to December 30, 2020. A total of 180 adults undergoing ambulator

SUBMITTER: Zhu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8427495 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature