Mary L. Noyes BA , Kamli N.W. Faour BA , Zoë A. Walsh MPH , Catherine M. Call BA , Johanna A. Mackenzie MPH , Adam J. Rana MD
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Beginning in April 2023, the surgeon gradually implemented a 38% reduction in postoperative opioid prescribing from 40 to 24 pills. Opioid consumption was evaluated by patient-reported pill count at the first postoperative visit. Patients were sorted into 2 groups: “preintervention” (n = 157) and “postintervention” (poI) (n = 72). Preintervention patients received between 300 and 420 oral morphine equivalents and poI patients received between 240 and 299.99 oral morphine equivalents. Demographics, pill counts, refills, 30-day emergency department visits, function (Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Joint Replacement), pain (visual analog scale), and satisfaction scores were analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Proportion of discharge prescription remaining at 2-week postoperative visit did not differ significantly between intervention groups (<em>P</em> = .33). 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Toward Opioid-Free Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Study of a Targeted Opioid Reduction Program in 229 Patients
Background
Prescription opioids leftover following arthroplasty surgery pose risks to patients and communitys. The purpose of this study was to capture opioid utilization patterns following primary total hip arthroplasty before and after a targeted intervention to decrease postoperative opioid prescription quantity. We hypothesized that reducing discharge pill count would not impact pain or functional outcomes.
Methods
Primary total hip arthroplasties performed by a high-volume, fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeon between October 2022 and January 2024 were retrospectively evaluated for study inclusion; 229 patients met inclusion criteria. Beginning in April 2023, the surgeon gradually implemented a 38% reduction in postoperative opioid prescribing from 40 to 24 pills. Opioid consumption was evaluated by patient-reported pill count at the first postoperative visit. Patients were sorted into 2 groups: “preintervention” (n = 157) and “postintervention” (poI) (n = 72). Preintervention patients received between 300 and 420 oral morphine equivalents and poI patients received between 240 and 299.99 oral morphine equivalents. Demographics, pill counts, refills, 30-day emergency department visits, function (Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Joint Replacement), pain (visual analog scale), and satisfaction scores were analyzed.
Results
Proportion of discharge prescription remaining at 2-week postoperative visit did not differ significantly between intervention groups (P = .33). There were no differences in opioid refill requests (P = .82), function (P = .75), or satisfaction with functional improvement (P = .61). Patients in the poI group reported lower pain at 6 weeks postoperatively (P < .05). There were no differences in 30-day emergency department visits between groups (P = .57).
Conclusions
Results support that arthroplasty surgeons can prescribe smaller quantities of opioids without compromising care. Such interventions can help reduce the number of prescription opioids available for misuse and diversion.
期刊介绍:
Arthroplasty Today is a companion journal to the Journal of Arthroplasty. The journal Arthroplasty Today brings together the clinical and scientific foundations for joint replacement of the hip and knee in an open-access, online format. Arthroplasty Today solicits manuscripts of the highest quality from all areas of scientific endeavor that relate to joint replacement or the treatment of its complications, including those dealing with patient outcomes, economic and policy issues, prosthetic design, biomechanics, biomaterials, and biologic response to arthroplasty. The journal focuses on case reports. It is the purpose of Arthroplasty Today to present material to practicing orthopaedic surgeons that will keep them abreast of developments in the field, prove useful in the care of patients, and aid in understanding the scientific foundation of this subspecialty area of joint replacement. The international members of the Editorial Board provide a worldwide perspective for the journal''s area of interest. Their participation ensures that each issue of Arthroplasty Today provides the reader with timely, peer-reviewed articles of the highest quality.