Observational studyHand (New York, N.Y.)2022
A Simple Brochure Improves Disposal of Unused Opioids: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.
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The Impact of Pre-operative Opioid Education and Opioid Disposal Following Shoulder Arthroplasty
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preoperative education on pain self-management and opioid consumption does not significantly impact opioid use and disposal following shoulder arthroplasty: results of a prospective randomized controlled trial.JSES international · 2025Article
- Text Message Intervention to Facilitate Secure Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Prevent Diversion and Misuse: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The potential for diversion of prescribed opioids among orthopaedic patients: Results of an anonymous patient survey.PloS one · 2021Article
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWe evaluated the effectiveness of a simple, low-cost educational brochure in improving disposal rates of unused opioids after outpatient upper extremity surgery.
methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled eligible adult patients from a peripheral nerve clinic between November 2017 and September 2018. Patients either received or did not receive the educational brochure, which outlined a simple method to dispose of unused opioids and completed a survey at 2 weeks after surgery. We compared the proportion of patients who disposed of unused opioids after surgery between the group that had received the brochure and the group that had not. Categorical data were analyzed with χ
resultsThere were 339 survey respondents. Nineteen patients who did not meet inclusion criteria were excluded. Of the 320 remaining patients, 139 received the brochure and 181 did not. An additional 55 patients were excluded due to preoperative opioid use. Overall, 35.3% of recipients and 38.3% of those who did not receive the brochure used all of their prescribed opioid medication (
conclusionsDistribution of an educational brochure significantly improved disposal of unused opioids after surgery. This easily implemented intervention can improve disposal of unused opioids and ultimately decrease excess opioids available for diverted use in the community.
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