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Over the past two decades, the misuse of prescription opioids has significantly increased. A recent systematic review reported as much as 67% to 92% of opioids dispensed on discharge post-surgery go unused. This culture of overprescribing is consistently observed across surgical specialties. Less frequently observed is the potential for opioid use and misuse in children and adolescents post-surgery. The research to date in this area has been poorly performed with heterogenous data collection, analysis and reporting, as well as large loss of patients to follow-up.
The investigators' previous prospective observational deception study identified three areas of concern:
This study focuses on addressing and minimizing pediatric surgical over-prescribing. It aims to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed by focusing prescribers and families on regular use of simple non-opioid analgesics, as well as decreasing the amount of opioids prescribed and dispensed.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain medication use questionnaire | Recording of how many pain meds were used at home | 3 days following discharge from hospital |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of opioid returned | Recording of how much opioid was returned to the hospital | 3 weeks following discharge (aligns with pin/wire removal at fracture clinic) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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Any child (0-18 years) who has undergone a supracondylar fracture repair at The Hospital for Sick Children.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Mc Donnell | Staff Anesthesiologist | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Hospital for Sick Children | Toronto | Ontario | M5G 1X8 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000377 | Agnosia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010468 | Perceptual Disorders |
| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |