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Patient-reported opioid consumption and pain intensity after common orthopedic and urologic surgical procedures with use of an automated text messaging system.
This prospective study looked at the number of opioid tablets taken compared to the number prescribed after orthopedic and urologic surgery at a large urban academic health center in Pennsylvania from May to December 2019 with the use of an automated text messaging system. Of the 919 study participants, 80.7% (742) underwent orthopedic procedures and 19.2% underwent urologic procedures. Among those who underwent orthopedic procedures, 384 were women, 491 were White, and the median age was 48 years; with almost 70% outpatient procedures. Among those who underwent urologic procedures, 84.8% were men, 80.7% were White, and the median age was 56 years; 62% had an outpatient procedure. Orthopedic patients were prescribed an average of 20 tablets and urologic patients 7 tablets. The majority of patients (64.1%) used less than half of the amount prescribed, and 256 orthopedic and 77 urologic patients did not use any opioids. The findings suggest that clinicians can tailor prescriptions to limit excess quantities of prescribed opioids.
AHRQ-funded; HS026372.
Citation: Agarwal AK, Lee D, Ali Z .
Patient-reported opioid consumption and pain intensity after common orthopedic and urologic surgical procedures with use of an automated text messaging system.
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Mar;4(3):e213243. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3243..
Keywords: Opioids, Medication, Pain, Orthopedics, Surgery