Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery

Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery. Patients undergoing elective hand surgery are randomized to either watch a preoperative educational video or not. Patients are asked to record their pain medication usage postoperatively, as well as their daily pain levels and satisfaction with their pain control after surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• undergoing elective hand surgery
• surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control

Exclusion Criteria:

• emergent surgery
• surgeon not planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control