A Multimodal Intervention Using Nonopioid Analgesics Is Associated With Reduced Intravenous Opioid Exposure Among Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

INTRODUCTION: Opioid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with increased mortality. Previous interventions targeting reduced intravenous opioid (IVOPI) exposure for all patients admitted to a general medical unit have decreased total opioid use without compromising pain control. We therefore performed a prospective evaluation of a multimodal intervention encouraging the use of nonopioid alternatives to reduce IVOPI exposure among patients with IBD hospitalized at our institution.

METHODS: This was a prospective evaluation of a multimodal intervention to reduce IVOPI use among patients with IBD aged ≥18 years admitted to a general medical unit at a large urban academic medical center from January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019. Intravenous and total (all routes) opioid exposures were measured as proportions and intravenous morphine milligram equivalents/patient day and compared with preintervention (January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018) data. Hospital length of stay (LOS), 30-day readmission rates (RRs), and pain scores (1-10 scale) were also assessed.

RESULTS: Our study involved 345 patients with IBD with similar baseline characteristics in preintervention (n = 241) and intervention (n = 104) periods. Between study periods, we observed a significant reduction in the proportion of patients receiving IVOPIs (43.6% vs 30.8%, P = 0.03) and total opioid dose exposure (15.6 vs 8.5 intravenous morphine mg equivalents/d, P = 0.02). We observed similar mean pain scores (3.9 vs 3.7, P = 0.55) and significantly reduced mean LOS (7.2 vs 5.3 days, P = 0.03) and 30-day RRs (21.6% vs 11.5%, P = 0.03).

DISCUSSION: A multimodal intervention was associated with reduced opioid exposure, LOS, and 30-day RRs for hospitalized patients with IBD. Additional research is needed to determine long-term benefits of reduced opioid exposure in this population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

The American journal of gastroenterology - 115(2020), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1474-1485

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dalal, Rahul S [VerfasserIn]
Palchaudhuri, Sonali [VerfasserIn]
Snider, Christopher K [VerfasserIn]
Gitelman, Yevgeniy [VerfasserIn]
Brahmbhatt, Mihir [VerfasserIn]
Mull, Nikhil K [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Shivan J [VerfasserIn]
Klock, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Lewis, James D [VerfasserIn]
Lichtenstein, Gary R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 29.09.2020

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14309/ajg.0000000000000806

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313708339