Adam Timothy Lucy , Angela Danielle Sickels , Elise Aucoin Dasinger , Laura M. Leal , Lauren Caldwell Tanner , Virginia Strickland Pierce , Sabrina D. Goddard , Mohammad Zain Hashmi
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Standardized electronic order sets decreases inpatient opioid use in emergency general surgery
Background
Effective pain management while limiting opioids optimizes surgical care. Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients are a vulnerable population and are excluded from enhanced recovery pathways. We examined the effect of standardized pain control order sets for EGS.
Methods
An interprofessionally designed opioid protocol was embedded into admission order sets. Oral and IV morphine milligram equivalents (MME) were monitored from Jan 2019–Jun 2023 for all EGS patients and comparted pre and post-implementation. Primary outcome was total MME and MME per opioid dose administered. Secondary outcomes were pain scores and formulation trends.
Results
Total MME per patient and average MME per dose per patient decreased significantly and were sustained for all administration routes. Lower MME medications were ordered and multimodal regimens increased. Pain scores were stable. MME reduction was sustained over time.
Conclusion
Standardized pain management protocols decreased in-hospital opioid use in EGS.
期刊介绍:
The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.