The impact of a postoperative multimodal analgesia pathway on opioid use and outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery

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OBJECTIVE: The Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Cardiac Society recommends using multimodal analgesia (MMA) for postoperative pain however, evidence-based guidelines have yet to be established. This study examines the impact of a standardized postoperative MMA pathway in reducing opioid consumption and related complications after cardiothoracic surgery (CTS).

METHODS: Within a multicenter healthcare system, a postoperative MMA pathway was developed and implemented at two CTS intensive care units (ICU) while the other CTS ICU opted to maintain the existing opioid-based pathway. A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients admitted to a CTS ICU within this healthcare system after conventional coronary artery bypass grafting and/or valve surgery from September 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. Comparative analysis was conducted on patients prescribed MMA versus those managed with an opioid-based pathway. The primary outcome was total opioid consumption, converted to morphine milligram equivalents, 72-h post-surgery. Secondary outcomes included mobility within one-day post-surgery, ICU length of stay (LOS), time to first bowel movement (BM), and time to first zero Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS).

RESULTS: Seven hundred sixty-two adults were included for final analysis. The MMA group had a higher body mass index, higher percentage of females, were more likely classified as African American and had higher scores for risk-adjusted complications. General Linear Model analysis revealed higher opioid consumption in the MMA group (Est. 0.22, p < 0.0009); however, this was not statistically significant after adjusting for differences in fentanyl usage. The MMA group was more likely to have mobility within one-day post-surgery (OR 0.44, p < 0.0001), have longer time to first BM (OR 1.93, p = 0.0011), and longer time to first zero RASS (OR 1.62, p = 0.0071). The analgesia groups were not a predictor for ICU LOS.

CONCLUSIONS: Opioid consumption was not reduced secondary to this postoperative MMA pathway. The MMA group was more likely to have mobility within one-day post-surgery. Patients in the MMA group were also more likely to have prolonged time to first BM and first zero RASS. Development and evaluation of a perioperative MMA pathway should be considered.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jan 23;18(1):45. - PMID 36691094

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery - 17(2022), 1 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 342

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ward, Ceressa T [VerfasserIn]
Moll, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Boorman, David W [VerfasserIn]
Ooroth, Lijo [VerfasserIn]
Groff, Robert F [VerfasserIn]
Gillingham, Trent D [VerfasserIn]
Pyronneau, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Prabhakar, Amit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Cardiac surgery
Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Multimodal analgesia (MMA)
Opioid
Postoperative analgesia

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Date Completed 02.01.2023

Date Revised 23.01.2023

published: Electronic

ErratumIn: J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jan 23;18(1):45. - PMID 36691094

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13019-022-02067-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350932867