Association Between Default Number of Opioid Doses in Electronic Health Record Systems and Opioid Prescribing to Adolescents and Young Adults Undergoing Tonsillectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In prior studies, decreasing the default number of doses in opioid prescriptions written in electronic health record systems reduced opioid prescribing. However, these studies did not rigorously assess patient-reported outcomes, and few included pediatric patients.

Objective

To evaluate the association between decreasing the default number of doses in opioid prescriptions written in electronic health record systems and opioid prescribing and patient-reported outcomes among adolescents and young adults undergoing tonsillectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

This nonrandomized clinical trial included adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 50 years undergoing tonsillectomy from October 1, 2019, through July 31, 2021, at a tertiary medical center. The trea

SUBMITTER: Chua KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247741 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature