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Multimodal Analgesia Reduces Opioid Requirements in Trauma Patients with Rib Fractures
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Source: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 92(3):588-596
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Alternative Title:J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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Description:Background:
Rib fractures are common in trauma patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Adequate analgesia is essential to avoid the complications associated with rib fractures. Opioids are frequently used for analgesia in these patients. This study compared the effect of a multimodal pain regimen (MMPR) on inpatient opioid use and outpatient opioid prescribing practices in adult trauma patients with rib fractures.
Study Design:
A pre-post cohort study of adult trauma patients with rib fractures was conducted at a Level 1 trauma center before (PRE) and after (POST) implementation of an MMPR. Control charts were utilized to assess changes over time. Patients on long-acting opioids before admission and those on continuous opioid infusions were excluded. Primary outcomes were oral opioid administration during the first 5 days of hospitalization and opioids prescribed at discharge. Opioid data were converted to morphine milligram equivalents (MME).
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653 patients met inclusion criteria (323 PRE, 330 POST). There was a significant reduction in the daily MME during the second through fifth days of hospitalization; and the average inpatient MME over the first 5 inpatient days (23 MME PRE vs. 17 MME POST, p=0.0087). There was a significant reduction in the total outpatient MME prescribed upon discharge (322 MME PRE vs. 225 MME POST, p=0.006). There was evidence for special cause variation in percent of gabapentanoid prescribed (higher POST), average MME while in the hospital (lower POST), and the percent of patients prescribed an opioid at discharge (higher POST). There was no special cause variation related to percent of patients receiving opioids in the hospital.
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The implementation of an MMPR in patients with rib fractures resulted in significant reduction in inpatient opioid consumption and was associated with a reduction in the quantity of opiates prescribed at discharge.
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Level IV Retrospective comparison
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Pubmed ID:34882599
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8866226
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Volume:92
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Issue:3
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