None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will map the pain and opioid analgesia experience of patients following inpatient surgical care in a variety of hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. This study will determine if there is a significant opioid pool in the community which is sourced in the acute care setting along with the pain experience of patients undergoing surgical care. Measurement of current handling is the first step in developing an opioid stewardship program.
Interventions
Patients who undergo surgery (admission 1 night or greater) and are discharged with prescription opioid medication will be followed up by phone at 2 weeks post hospital discharge. This follow up will determine if opioid therapy has ceased and the handling of opioids post hospital discharge. The phone call will take approximately 10min.
Sponsors
Megan Allen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Aged 18 years or older 2. Had elective or emergency surgery and admitted for at least one night post-surgery at The Royal Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Western Health or The Women’s Hospital 3. Provided with prescription opioids on discharge from a surgical unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Western Health or The Women’s Hospital
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients who did not have an operative procedure or discharged on the same day as the surgical procedure 2. Patients not dispensed opioids by pharmacy at a participating health service 3. Language or cognitive barriers to study comprehension, consent and phone follow up 4. Not available for phone interview 2 weeks following hospital discharge
Outcome results
None listed