Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of Multimodal Pain Control Regimens That Aim to Limit the Use of Narcotics in Cholecystectomy and Hernia Repairs
Study Details
Study Description
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
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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
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Narcotics Doses and timeframe [4 months]
number of doses of narcotics taken including the number of times refilled.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
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
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | Texas | United States | 75203 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Methodist Health System
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Joshua Trussell, MD, Mansfield
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 124.SUR.2022.M