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Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background: The optimal dosage for opioids given to patients after surgery for pain management remains controversial. We examined the association of higher post-surgical opioid use with pain relief and recovery. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled adult patients who underwent elective abdominal sur...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9781588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36555937 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11247320 |
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author | Chen, Dongxu Li, Xiaoqing Chen, Yu Zeng, Huolin Liu, Jin Li, Qian |
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description | Background: The optimal dosage for opioids given to patients after surgery for pain management remains controversial. We examined the association of higher post-surgical opioid use with pain relief and recovery. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled adult patients who underwent elective abdominal surgery at our hospital between August 2021 and April 2022. Patients were divided into the “high-intensity” or “low-intensity” groups based on their post-surgical opioid use. Generalized estimating equation models were used to assess the associations between pain scores at rest and during movement on days 1, 2, 3, and 5 after surgery as primary outcomes. The self-reported recovery and incidence of adverse events were analyzed as secondary outcomes. Results: Among the 1170 patients in the final analysis, 293 were in the high-intensity group. Patients in the high-intensity group received nearly double the amount of oral morphine equivalents per day compared to those in the low-intensity group (84.52 vs. 43.80), with a mean difference of 40.72 (95% confidence interval (CI0 38.96–42.48, p < 0.001) oral morphine equivalents per day. At all timepoints, the high-intensity group reported significantly higher pain scores at rest (difference in means 0.45; 95% CI, 0.32 to 0.58; p < 0.001) and during movement (difference in means 0.56; 95% CI, 0.41 to 0.71; p < 0.001) as well as significantly lower recovery scores (mean difference (MD) −8.65; 95% CI, −10.55 to −6.67; p < 0.001). A post hoc analysis found that patients with moderate to severe pain during movement were more likely to receive postoperative high-intensity opioid use. Furthermore, patients in the non-high-intensity group got out of bed sooner (MD 4.31 h; p = 0.001), required urine catheters for shorter periods of time (MD 12.26 h; p < 0.001), and were hospitalized for shorter periods (MD 1.17 days; p < 0.001). The high-intensity group was at a higher risk of chronic postsurgical pain (odds ratio 1.54; 95% CI, 1.14 to 2.08, p = 0.005). Conclusions: High-intensity opioid use after elective abdominal surgery may not be sufficient for improving pain management or the quality of recovery compared to non-high-intensity use. Our results strengthen the argument for a multimodal approach that does not rely so heavily on opioids. |
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spelling | pubmed-97815882022-12-24 Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study Chen, Dongxu Li, Xiaoqing Chen, Yu Zeng, Huolin Liu, Jin Li, Qian J Clin Med Article Background: The optimal dosage for opioids given to patients after surgery for pain management remains controversial. We examined the association of higher post-surgical opioid use with pain relief and recovery. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled adult patients who underwent elective abdominal surgery at our hospital between August 2021 and April 2022. Patients were divided into the “high-intensity” or “low-intensity” groups based on their post-surgical opioid use. Generalized estimating equation models were used to assess the associations between pain scores at rest and during movement on days 1, 2, 3, and 5 after surgery as primary outcomes. The self-reported recovery and incidence of adverse events were analyzed as secondary outcomes. Results: Among the 1170 patients in the final analysis, 293 were in the high-intensity group. Patients in the high-intensity group received nearly double the amount of oral morphine equivalents per day compared to those in the low-intensity group (84.52 vs. 43.80), with a mean difference of 40.72 (95% confidence interval (CI0 38.96–42.48, p < 0.001) oral morphine equivalents per day. At all timepoints, the high-intensity group reported significantly higher pain scores at rest (difference in means 0.45; 95% CI, 0.32 to 0.58; p < 0.001) and during movement (difference in means 0.56; 95% CI, 0.41 to 0.71; p < 0.001) as well as significantly lower recovery scores (mean difference (MD) −8.65; 95% CI, −10.55 to −6.67; p < 0.001). A post hoc analysis found that patients with moderate to severe pain during movement were more likely to receive postoperative high-intensity opioid use. Furthermore, patients in the non-high-intensity group got out of bed sooner (MD 4.31 h; p = 0.001), required urine catheters for shorter periods of time (MD 12.26 h; p < 0.001), and were hospitalized for shorter periods (MD 1.17 days; p < 0.001). The high-intensity group was at a higher risk of chronic postsurgical pain (odds ratio 1.54; 95% CI, 1.14 to 2.08, p = 0.005). Conclusions: High-intensity opioid use after elective abdominal surgery may not be sufficient for improving pain management or the quality of recovery compared to non-high-intensity use. Our results strengthen the argument for a multimodal approach that does not rely so heavily on opioids. MDPI 2022-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9781588/ /pubmed/36555937 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11247320 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Dongxu Li, Xiaoqing Chen, Yu Zeng, Huolin Liu, Jin Li, Qian Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
title | Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
title_full | Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
title_fullStr | Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
title_short | Opioid Dose, Pain, and Recovery following Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
title_sort | opioid dose, pain, and recovery following abdominal surgery: a retrospective cohort study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9781588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36555937 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11247320 |
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