ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2020
Pre-emptive pain management program is associated with reduction of opioid prescription after minimally invasive pulmonary resection.
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- Opioid use in thoracic surgery: a retrospective study on postoperative complications.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Enhanced recovery after surgery may mitigate the risks associated with robotic-assisted fundoplication in lung transplant patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Optimization of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol for opioid-free pain management following robotic thoracic surgery.JTCVS open · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe developed and implemented a pre-emptive pain management program wherein providers agreed to have non-opioid pain medication as a standard pain management strategy at discharge accompanied by patient education about the program.
methodsA retrospective case-control study of prospectively collected data of patients who underwent minimally invasive pulmonary resection. We compared the outcomes among patients who were managed with pre-emptive pain management program with enhanced recovery after surgery (Pre-emptive), enhanced recovery program after surgery alone (ERAS) and standard care (control).
resultsOf the 443 patients, 132 patients (30%) were in the pre-emptive pain management group, 90 (20%) patients were in the ERAS only group and 221 (50%) in the control group. There were significantly fewer complications (15.9%
conclusionsThe pre-emptive pain management program was associated with a decrease in opioid prescriptions after elective pulmonary resections. Successful implementation of this program can lead to significant decreases in the amount of prescription opioids in the community.
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