Start Date

5-28-2020 11:00 AM

End Date

5-28-2020 12:00 PM

Description

Aims for Improvement

  • The intervention aimed to reduce narcotics provided to patients after MIS by reducing number of narcotic prescriptions and amount prescribed by 25% without affecting patientreported pain scores
  • Usage measured in Morphine Equivalent Doses (MED)
  • MED and pain score assessed at 3 time points: post-op day 1 (POD1), discharge (D/C) and follow-up (FU) apt
  • Pre- and Post-intervention cohorts - Month 1 (Pre-intervention): 21 patients and Month 2 (Post-intervention): 30 patients

Keywords

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Urology, Postoperative Pain, Opioid, Narcotic

Comments

Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

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May 28th, 11:00 AM May 28th, 12:00 PM

Simple Frameshifts in MIS Postoperative Pain Management Significantly Reduce Opiate Prescriptions

Aims for Improvement

  • The intervention aimed to reduce narcotics provided to patients after MIS by reducing number of narcotic prescriptions and amount prescribed by 25% without affecting patientreported pain scores
  • Usage measured in Morphine Equivalent Doses (MED)
  • MED and pain score assessed at 3 time points: post-op day 1 (POD1), discharge (D/C) and follow-up (FU) apt
  • Pre- and Post-intervention cohorts - Month 1 (Pre-intervention): 21 patients and Month 2 (Post-intervention): 30 patients