Evaluation of a multidisciplinary, multimodal pain management protocol following pancreas transplantation.
Clin Transplant
; 37(1): e14856, 2023 01.
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| ID: mdl-36398867
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Patients undergoing solid-organ transplantation demonstrate pain arising from both the surgical intervention and pre-existing comorbidities. High levels of opioid use both pre- and post-transplant are associated with unfavorable transplant outcomes. Patient education, multimodal therapy, and discharge planning have all been demonstrated to reduce opioid use after transplant.METHODS:
This is a single-center, retrospective study analyzing patients before and after implementation of a multimodal, multidisciplinary pain management protocol. Morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) use during the index transplant hospitalization and the need for opioids at discharge was compared between the pre- and post-protocol groups.RESULTS:
A total of 52 patients were included in the study, 31 in the pre and 21 in the post-protocol groups. Inpatient MME use was reduced from 135.5 to 67.5 MMEs after protocol implementation. Additionally, the number of patients discharged on opioids following transplant decreased from 90.3% to 47.6%. Pain scores, length of stay (LOS), and return of bowel function was not different between groups.CONCLUSION:
The implementation of a multimodal, multidisciplinary pain management protocol significantly decreased opioid use during the post-surgical hospitalization and in the 6 months following transplantation. A combination of non-opioid analgesics, patient education, and discharge planning can be beneficial elements in pancreas transplant pain management.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Pâncreas
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Analgésicos não Narcóticos
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Transplant
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article