Variability in treatment of postoperative pain in children with severe neurologic impairment.
Journal
Journal of hospital medicine
ISSN: 1553-5606
Titre abrégé: J Hosp Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101271025
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Oct 2024
24 Oct 2024
Historique:
revised:
29
09
2024
received:
13
06
2024
accepted:
09
10
2024
medline:
25
10
2024
pubmed:
25
10
2024
entrez:
25
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Treatment of postoperative pain for children with severe neurologic impairment (SNI) is challenging. We describe the type, number of classes, and duration of postoperative pain medications for procedures common among children with SNI, as well as the variability across children's hospitals in pain management with an emphasis on opioid prescribing. This retrospective cohort study included children with SNI ages 0-21 years old who underwent common procedures between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 within 49 children's hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System. We defined SNI using previously described high-intensity neurologic impairment diagnosis codes and identified six common procedures which included fracture treatment, tracheostomy, spinal fusion, ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement (VP shunt), colostomy, or heart valve repair. Medication classes included benzodiazepines, opioids, and other nonopioid pain medications. Acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were excluded from analysis. All findings were summarized using bivariate statistics. A total of 7184 children with SNI underwent a procedure of interest. The median number of classes of pain medications administered varied by procedure (e.g., VP shunt: 0 (interquartile range [IQR] 0-1); tracheostomy: 3 (IQR 2-4)). Across all procedures, opioids and benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed pain medications (48.8% and 38.7%, respectively). We observed significant variability in the percentage of postoperative days with opioids across hospitals by procedure (all p < .001). There is substantial variability in the postoperative delivery of pain medications for children with SNI. A standardized approach may decrease the variability in postoperative pain control and enhance care for children with SNI.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
Treatment of postoperative pain for children with severe neurologic impairment (SNI) is challenging. We describe the type, number of classes, and duration of postoperative pain medications for procedures common among children with SNI, as well as the variability across children's hospitals in pain management with an emphasis on opioid prescribing.
METHODS
METHODS
This retrospective cohort study included children with SNI ages 0-21 years old who underwent common procedures between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 within 49 children's hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System. We defined SNI using previously described high-intensity neurologic impairment diagnosis codes and identified six common procedures which included fracture treatment, tracheostomy, spinal fusion, ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement (VP shunt), colostomy, or heart valve repair. Medication classes included benzodiazepines, opioids, and other nonopioid pain medications. Acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were excluded from analysis. All findings were summarized using bivariate statistics.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 7184 children with SNI underwent a procedure of interest. The median number of classes of pain medications administered varied by procedure (e.g., VP shunt: 0 (interquartile range [IQR] 0-1); tracheostomy: 3 (IQR 2-4)). Across all procedures, opioids and benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed pain medications (48.8% and 38.7%, respectively). We observed significant variability in the percentage of postoperative days with opioids across hospitals by procedure (all p < .001).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There is substantial variability in the postoperative delivery of pain medications for children with SNI. A standardized approach may decrease the variability in postoperative pain control and enhance care for children with SNI.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
ID : K08HS028845
Informations de copyright
© 2024 Society of Hospital Medicine.
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