Investigators have created an opioid reduction "package" which includes patient education, non-narcotic pain control instructions, and limited (or no) opioid pain prescriptions provided at discharge in an attempt to reduce the number of opioid consumption after outpatient general surgery.
Between November 2019 and July 2021, patients undergoing elective inguinal hernia repair (IHR) or cholecystectomy were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into three cohorts: Control, opioid sparing (OS), or zero-opioid (ZO). Control patients did not have any intervention; OS patients had an opioid reduction intervention protocol applied (patient education and perioperative multimodal analgesia) and were provided an opioid prescription at discharge; the ZO had the same protocol, however patients were not provided opioid prescriptions at discharge. Two weeks after discharge patients were interviewed to record opioid consumption, pain scores, and level of satisfaction since discharge.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
129
Investigators provided set opioid prescriptions for 10 pills each patient.
Investigators provided no opioid prescriptions at discharge and instead provided information on non-narcotic pain control.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Morphine Milligram Equivalents Taken by Participants
Patients will be interviewed fourteen days after procedure and asked how many opioid pills they have taken since being discharged form the hospitals
Time frame: 14 days
Satisfaction Scores Ranging From 1 - 10
Patient will be asked to rank their satisfaction scores on a scale from 1 - 10 (with 1 being extremely dissatisfied and 10 being extremely satisfied) since discharge from the hospital
Time frame: 14 days
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