Jarred R Mondoñedo, Alexander A Brescia, Melissa J Clark, Matthew L Chang, Shannon Jiang, Chang He, Robert J Welsh, Andrew M Popoff, Mohan G Kulkarni, Shelly C Lall, Jerry W Pratt, Kumari N Adams, Raed M Alnajjar, James R Martin, Divyakant B Gandhi, Chad M Brummett, Andrew C Chang, Kiran H Lagisetty
BACKGROUND: Opioid prescribing guidelines have significantly decreased overprescribing and post-discharge use after cardiac surgery; however, limited recommendations exist for general thoracic surgery patients, a similarly high-risk population. We examined opioid prescribing and patient-reported use to develop evidence-based, opioid prescribing guidelines after lung cancer resection. METHODS: This prospective, statewide, quality improvement study was conducted between January 2020 to March 2021 and included patients undergoing surgical resection of a primary lung cancer across 11 institutions...
June 30, 2023: Journal of Thoracic Disease