Pilot implementation of opioid stewardship measures using the national surgical quality improvement program-pediatric platform.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Data surrounding optimal pediatric postoperative opioid prescribing are incomplete. The objective of this study was to leverage the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric (NSQIP-P) and assess feasibility of added data collection surrounding pediatric perioperative pain management practices including opioid prescribing at discharge.

Methods

Nineteen (19) novel data elements were added to NSQIP-P data collection of selected patients, ages 5-18 years, who had undergone surgery at a single, free-standing children's hospital. Metrics around data abstraction and completion of variables were collected. Univariate analyses (using Chi-square or Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests) and multiple logistic regressions were performed to

SUBMITTER: Ingram ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9203599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature