TY - JOUR
T1 - Decreased opioid prescribing in children using an enhanced recovery protocol
AU - Baxter, Katherine J.
AU - Short, Heather L.
AU - Wetzel, Martha
AU - Steinberg, Rebecca S.
AU - Heiss, Kurt F.
AU - Raval, Mehul V.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Background: A previously implemented Enhanced Recovery Protocol (ERP)for children undergoing elective gastrointestinal operations demonstrated decreased length of stay (LOS)and in-hospital opioid use. We hypothesized that the ERP would be associated with decreased postdischarge opioid prescribing. Methods: Demographic, operative, and opioid prescription data were retrospectively compared between elective gastrointestinal surgical patients in the pre-ERP (1/2012–12/2014)and the post-ERP periods (1/2015–12/2017). Results: Of the 99 patients reviewed, 56 (56.7%)were treated in the post-ERP era. Overall, 48 (48.5%)were male, and the most common operation was partial or total colectomy (n = 39, 39.4%)followed by ileocecectomy (n = 26, 26.3%). Most patients were 15–16 years of age and had inflammatory bowel disease (n = 88, 88.9%). LOS decreased from a median 4 days pre-ERP to 3 days post-ERP (p = 0.02). Patients receiving intraoperative opioids decreased from 100% to 46% (p < 0.01)and postoperative opioids from 95% to 59% (p < 0.01). Patients receiving an opioid prescription at discharge decreased from 69.8% pre-ERP to 30.9% post-ERP (p < 0.01). Among patients prescribed opioids at discharge, the number of doses (median 23 to 17, p = 0.44)and the median morphine equivalents/kg remained stable (median 2.3 to 1.7, p = 0.10). Conclusions: A pediatric gastrointestinal surgery ERP resulted in decreased postdischarge prescribing of opioids. Type of study: Retrospective cohort study. Level of Evidence: Level II.
AB - Background: A previously implemented Enhanced Recovery Protocol (ERP)for children undergoing elective gastrointestinal operations demonstrated decreased length of stay (LOS)and in-hospital opioid use. We hypothesized that the ERP would be associated with decreased postdischarge opioid prescribing. Methods: Demographic, operative, and opioid prescription data were retrospectively compared between elective gastrointestinal surgical patients in the pre-ERP (1/2012–12/2014)and the post-ERP periods (1/2015–12/2017). Results: Of the 99 patients reviewed, 56 (56.7%)were treated in the post-ERP era. Overall, 48 (48.5%)were male, and the most common operation was partial or total colectomy (n = 39, 39.4%)followed by ileocecectomy (n = 26, 26.3%). Most patients were 15–16 years of age and had inflammatory bowel disease (n = 88, 88.9%). LOS decreased from a median 4 days pre-ERP to 3 days post-ERP (p = 0.02). Patients receiving intraoperative opioids decreased from 100% to 46% (p < 0.01)and postoperative opioids from 95% to 59% (p < 0.01). Patients receiving an opioid prescription at discharge decreased from 69.8% pre-ERP to 30.9% post-ERP (p < 0.01). Among patients prescribed opioids at discharge, the number of doses (median 23 to 17, p = 0.44)and the median morphine equivalents/kg remained stable (median 2.3 to 1.7, p = 0.10). Conclusions: A pediatric gastrointestinal surgery ERP resulted in decreased postdischarge prescribing of opioids. Type of study: Retrospective cohort study. Level of Evidence: Level II.
KW - Enhanced recovery
KW - Narcotics
KW - Opioids
KW - Pediatric surgery
KW - Stewardship
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.044
DO - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.044
M3 - Article
C2 - 30885561
AN - SCOPUS:85062865260
SN - 0022-3468
VL - 54
SP - 1104
EP - 1107
JO - Journal of pediatric surgery
JF - Journal of pediatric surgery
IS - 6
ER -