Postoperative opioid-prescribing practices in otolaryngology: Evidence-based guideline outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We previously reported that >50% of postoperative opioids prescribed at our institution went unused for common otolaryngologic procedures. Based on these findings, we instituted multimodal, evidence-based guidelines for postoperative pain management. In the second part of our multiphasic study, we evaluated the effects of these guidelines on (1) quantity of unused opioids, (2) patient satisfaction, and (3) institutional perceptions toward the opioid epidemic and prescribing guidelines.

Methods

Standardized, procedure-specific opioid prescription guidelines were created using prospective data from the first phase of our study and evidence from current literature. Again, we examined sialendoscopy, parotidectomy, parathyroidectomy/thyroidectomy, and transoral robotic

SUBMITTER: Rana T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9948590 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature