Opioid Prescribing Patterns in Orthopaedic Surgery Patients: the Effect of New York State Regulations and Institutional Initiatives.
Analgesics, Opioid
/ administration & dosage
Drug Prescriptions
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
New York
Orthopedic Procedures
Orthopedic Surgeons
/ education
Pain, Postoperative
/ drug therapy
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Prescription Drug Misuse
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Retrospective Studies
Journal
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
ISSN: 1940-5480
Titre abrégé: J Am Acad Orthop Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9417468
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Dec 2020
15 Dec 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
18
4
2020
medline:
31
3
2021
entrez:
18
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The opioid epidemic in the United States is a public health crisis. As a result, regulatory agencies, including state governments, have enacted initiatives to decrease the use of opioids in the perioperative setting. The purpose of this study was to compare opioid utilization in orthopaedic surgery patients at discrete points after implementation of State regulatory and institution/physician-led initiatives to decrease opioid utilization in the perioperative period. We reviewed the electronic medication orders for all patients who underwent orthopaedic surgery procedures between September 2015 and June 2018 at our urban academic medical center. The outcome measures were the number of patients who were prescribed opioid medications, duration of prescription (days), and average milligram morphine equivalents prescribed. Patients were divided into three time cohorts to assess the effect of the NY State (NYS) policy and institutional initiatives to decrease opioid utilization. A total of 20,483 patients met the inclusion criteria over all three time cohorts. After the initiation of the NYS 7-day supply legislation, there was a decrease in the average supply of opioids prescribed from 10.1 to 7.6 days and the average daily milligram morphine equivalent decreased from 67.9 to 56.7 mg (P < 0.0001). However, with the combination of physician education and surgeon-led institutional initiatives, the percentage of patients who were prescribed opioids decreased by over 10% (96% to 84%), with continued decrease in duration of prescription by 1.0 to 6.4 days (P < 0.0001). The addition of institution-led initiatives and education programs to previously established government-led prescription limits produced a substantial reduction in the amount of opioids prescribed to orthopaedic surgery patients in the perioperative period. Although mandatory limits set by the state government resulted in a decreased amount of opioid medications being prescribed per patient, it was only after the introduction of educational programs and institution- and physician-led programs that perioperative patient exposure to opioids decreased. Level III.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The opioid epidemic in the United States is a public health crisis. As a result, regulatory agencies, including state governments, have enacted initiatives to decrease the use of opioids in the perioperative setting. The purpose of this study was to compare opioid utilization in orthopaedic surgery patients at discrete points after implementation of State regulatory and institution/physician-led initiatives to decrease opioid utilization in the perioperative period.
METHODS
METHODS
We reviewed the electronic medication orders for all patients who underwent orthopaedic surgery procedures between September 2015 and June 2018 at our urban academic medical center. The outcome measures were the number of patients who were prescribed opioid medications, duration of prescription (days), and average milligram morphine equivalents prescribed. Patients were divided into three time cohorts to assess the effect of the NY State (NYS) policy and institutional initiatives to decrease opioid utilization.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 20,483 patients met the inclusion criteria over all three time cohorts. After the initiation of the NYS 7-day supply legislation, there was a decrease in the average supply of opioids prescribed from 10.1 to 7.6 days and the average daily milligram morphine equivalent decreased from 67.9 to 56.7 mg (P < 0.0001). However, with the combination of physician education and surgeon-led institutional initiatives, the percentage of patients who were prescribed opioids decreased by over 10% (96% to 84%), with continued decrease in duration of prescription by 1.0 to 6.4 days (P < 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The addition of institution-led initiatives and education programs to previously established government-led prescription limits produced a substantial reduction in the amount of opioids prescribed to orthopaedic surgery patients in the perioperative period. Although mandatory limits set by the state government resulted in a decreased amount of opioid medications being prescribed per patient, it was only after the introduction of educational programs and institution- and physician-led programs that perioperative patient exposure to opioids decreased.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
METHODS
Level III.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32301820
doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00050
pii: 00124635-202012150-00007
doi:
Substances chimiques
Analgesics, Opioid
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1041-1046Références
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