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Association of postoperative opioid prescription size and patient satisfaction.
The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to assess the relationship between postoperative opioid prescription size and patient-reported satisfaction among surgical patients. The researchers included 1,520 opioid-naive adult patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, and minor hernia repair between January 1 and May 31, 2018. The main outcome was patient satisfaction measured on a scale of 0 to 10 and dichotomized into "highly satisfied" (9-10) and "not highly satisfied" (0-8). The explanatory variable of interest was size of opioid prescription at discharge from surgery, converted into milligrams of oral morphine equivalents (OME). The study found that 84.1% of patients were highly satisfied and 15.9% were not highly satisfied. There was no significant association between opioid prescription size and satisfaction. The researchers concluded that in a large cohort of patients undergoing common surgical procedures, there was no association between opioid prescription size at discharge after surgery and patient satisfaction.
AHRQ-funded; HS023313.
Citation: Fry BT, Howard RA, Gunaseelan V .
Association of postoperative opioid prescription size and patient satisfaction.
Ann Surg 2022 Dec 1;276(6):e1064-e69. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004784..
Keywords: Opioids, Surgery, Medication, Patient Experience