2021 AOSSM-AANA Combined Annual Meeting Recordings-Responsible Pain Management in the Outpatient Setting

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In this video, the speaker discusses responsible pain management in the outpatient setting. They highlight three reasons why this topic is relevant to healthcare professionals, including the impact on surgical outcomes, safety, and efficiency. The speaker presents data showing that preoperative opioid use has a negative effect on surgical outcomes, such as non-home discharge percentage, readmission rate, surgical site infection rate, and surgical revision rate. They also discuss the importance of multimodal analgesia, which involves selecting medications that target different mechanisms of pain. They provide examples of medications, such as gabapentin, that have been shown to reduce opioid dose in mixed surgical populations. The speaker mentions state legislations guiding opioid prescribing and emphasizes the need to continue adjunctive medications to help patients taper off opioids. They also discuss the use of algorithms and screening tools, such as the O-Net classification, to identify patients who may have difficulties with pain management. Finally, they encourage seeking help from pain management physicians if necessary. No credits are mentioned in the video.

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Andrew Pisansky, MD

Keywords

responsible pain management

outpatient setting

surgical outcomes

multimodal analgesia

opioid prescribing