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Papers: 30 Jul 2022 - 5 Aug 2022

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


2022 Aug 02


Surg Endosc

Shared decision-making for postoperative opioid prescribing and preoperative pain management education decreases excess opioid burden.

Abstract

Managing postoperative pain requires an individualized approach in order to balance adequate pain control with risk of persistent opioid use and narcotic abuse associated with inappropriately outsized narcotic prescriptions. Shared decision-making has been proposed to address individual pain management needs. We report here the results of a quality improvement initiative instituting prescribing guidelines using shared decision-making and preoperative pain expectation and management education to decrease excess opioid pills after surgery and improve patient satisfaction.