Improving Multimodal Analgesic Use After Otolaryngologic Surgery—A Single‐Institution Experience of 9000 Patients
Implementation of standardized post-operative pain medication instructions at discharge after otolaryngologic procedures led to a substantial decrease in opioids prescribed while maintaining patient satisfaction with post-operative pain management. A significant proportion of patients reported saving unused opioids for future use despite standardized safe disposal instructions.
Authors
- Jasmeet Saroya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8064-774X)
- Karolina A. Plonowska‐Hirschfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5779)
- Andrew N. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0301-2926)
- Megan L. Durr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-8702)
- Rahul Seth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-530X)
- Jolie L. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0778-1044)
- José Antonio Romero Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8245-8626)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTO Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.70106
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00