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Patient Perceptions And Expectations About Postoperative Analgesia, Carrie Mok, Nirmal Shah, Do, Stephen F. Goldberg, Md, Amir C. Dayan, Md, Marc Torjman, Phd, Jaime L. Baratta, Md
Patient Perceptions And Expectations About Postoperative Analgesia, Carrie Mok, Nirmal Shah, Do, Stephen F. Goldberg, Md, Amir C. Dayan, Md, Marc Torjman, Phd, Jaime L. Baratta, Md
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Introduction
Opioid overdose deaths have nearly quadrupled since 1999. Nearly 2 out of 3 persons being prescribed medications are prescribed an opioid. Physicians may be prescribing opioids for more than what is required for postoperative pain control, leading to increased risk for opioid abuse and addiction. Patient perceptions of perioperative pain medications are poorly understood.
Objective
This survey aims to understand patient expectations of perioperative analgesics.
Methods
Following IRB approval, patients 18 years of age or older, were given a 13-question survey prior to their surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, to evaluate the perception of pain medications, medication efficacy, …