Acute Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Subjects were patients of the five surgeons with Surgical Associates of Mansfield (SAM) who underwent an elective or urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy; or elective or urgent laparoscopic or open hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, or umbilical); and who otherwise met the inclusion criteria. I
Detailed description
This performance improvement study is a retrospective review of data obtained from patients at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center (MMMC) in Mansfield, Texas from May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022. Subjects were patients of the five surgeons with Surgical Associates of Mansfield (SAM) who underwent an elective or urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy; or elective or urgent laparoscopic or open hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, or umbilical); and who otherwise met the inclusion criteria. Incisional hernias were excluded. Emergent hernia operations that required bowel or colon resections due to strangulation were excluded
Interventions
Narcotics in cholecystectomy and hernia repairs
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Patients of the five physicians of the SAM group Patients ≥18 years Patients undergoing urgent or elective laparoscopic and robotic cholecystectomy OR patients undergoing urgent or elective laparoscopic, robotic or open hernia repair (ventral, umbilical, or inguinal).
Exclusion criteria
Patients \<18 years Patients with chronic pain conditions managed with chronic use of narcotics Patients that underwent incisional hernia repairs Patients that underwent complicated hernia repairs that included other operations such as colon and bowel resection procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Narcotics Doses and timeframe | 4 months | number of doses of narcotics taken including the number of times refilled. |
Countries
United States