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Potter T, Soni P, Krywyj M, Petitt J, Jarmula J, Obiri-Yeboah D, Oyem P, Momin A, Easley K, Sindwani R, Woodard T, Recinos PF, Kshettry VR. Predictive Factors for Postoperative Opioid Use in Elective Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. Laryngoscope 2023; 133:494-499. [PMID: 35353373 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE In 2017, the United States opioid epidemic was declared a public health emergency. Increased efforts have been made to understand and reduce patient opioid use in neurosurgery. However, the factors associated with postoperative opioid use remain understudied in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (EESBS). We identified the demographic and surgical factors associated with postoperative opioid use in EESBS. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of patients who underwent elective EESBS between January 2015 and December 2020. Patient demographics, relevant clinical history, and operative data were collected and analyzed. Total opioid use was calculated 24, 48, and 72 hours postoperatively. Multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with opioid use. RESULTS There were 454 patients included. A history of anxiety/depression and younger patient age were associated with a significant increase in opioid use at 24 (28.2 MME, p < 0.001), 48 (53.4 MME, p < 0.001), and 72 (89.4 MME, p < 0.001) hours after surgery. Nasoseptal flap use was significantly associated with increased opioid use at 24 (12.8 MME, p < 0.49) and 48 (19.6 MME, p < 0.048) h postoperatively while controlling for intraoperative variables and surgical approach (trans-sellar vs. expanded). No significant association was observed for patient sex, history of migraines, preoperative opioid use, length of surgery, or surgical approach. CONCLUSION In patients undergoing EESBS, patient history of anxiety/depression, younger patient age, and nasoseptal flap use are associated with increased postoperative opioid use. Knowledge of these risk factors may guide perioperative prescribing patterns to both adequately control postoperative pain and reduce opioid use. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 133:494-499, 2023.
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- Tamia Potter
- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Section of Skull Base Surgery, Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Abiri A, Patel TR, Nguyen E, Birkenbeuel JL, Tajudeen BA, Choby G, Wang EW, Schlosser RJ, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Kuan EC. Postoperative protocols following endoscopic skull base surgery: An evidence-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023; 13:42-71. [PMID: 35678720 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative management strategies for endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) vary widely because of limited evidence-based guidance. METHODS The PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were systematically reviewed from January 1990 through February 2022 to examine 18 postoperative considerations for ESBS. Nonhuman studies, articles written in a language other than English, and case reports were excluded. Studies were assessed for levels of evidence, and each topic's aggregate grade of evidence was evaluated. RESULTS A total of 74 studies reporting on 18 postoperative practices were reviewed. Postoperative pain management, prophylactic antibiotics, and lumbar drain use had the highest grades of evidence (B). The literature currently lacks high quality evidence for a majority of the reviewed ESBS precautions. There were no relevant studies to address postoperative urinary catheter use and medical intracranial pressure reduction. CONCLUSION The evidence for postoperative ESBS precautions is heterogeneous, scarce, and generally of low quality. Although this review identified the best evidence available in the literature, it suggests the urgent need for more robust evidence. Therefore, additional high-quality studies are needed in order to devise optimal postoperative ESBS protocols.
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- Arash Abiri
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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Kuan EC, Birkenbeuel JL, Kovacs AJ, Abiri A, Goshtasbi K, Lehrich BM, Golshani K, Chen JW, Cadena G, Hsu FPK. Patterns of Opioid Usage and Predictors of Utilization Following Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. Laryngoscope 2022; 132:1939-1945. [PMID: 35543275 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pain control is an important topic that has not been extensively studied in patients undergoing endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS). The purpose of this study is to identify opioid requirements after ESBS and the risk factors predictive of increased use. METHODS This study was a retrospective review of all patients undergoing ESBS at a tertiary academic skull base surgery program between July 2018 and August 2020. The primary outcome variable was total morphine equivalent dose (MED) requirements after surgery, calculated as the sum of all morphine milligram equivalents over a 24-h period, and summated across the duration of each participant's hospital course. RESULTS 94 patients were included in this review. Average daily MED requirements were 14.00 ± 6.79 mg. Average total MED requirements were 83.78 ± 92.99 mg during hospitalization. Average length of stay (LOS) was 5.71 ± 4.42 days, with 22 (23.4%) patients not requiring opioid use upon discharge. On multivariate analysis, female sex (β = 49.62; 95% CI [13.53, 85.71], p = 0.008), nasoseptal flap (NSF) reconstruction (β = 49.56; 95% CI [13.51, 85.61], p = 0.008) and LOS (β = 4.02; 95% CI [0.001, 8.04], p = 0.050) were independently associated with higher total MED requirements. CONCLUSIONS We report average total MED requirements of 83.78 mg after ESBS, with female sex, intraoperative use of an NSF, and increased LOS as predictors of higher MED use. This data indicates a subset of patients who may benefit from more aggressive pain control strategies upfront, including consideration of non-opioid, multimodal pain regimens. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 2022.
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- Edward C Kuan
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, U.S.A
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Check DK, Avecilla RAV, Mills C, Dinan MA, Kamal AH, Murphy B, Rezk S, Winn A, Oeffinger KC. Opioid Prescribing and Use Among Cancer Survivors: A Mapping Review of Observational and Intervention Studies. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 63:e397-e417. [PMID: 34748896 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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CONTEXT Recent years show a sharp increase in research on opioid use among cancer survivors, but evidence syntheses are lacking, leaving knowledge gaps. Corresponding research needs are unclear. OBJECTIVES To provide an evidence synthesis. METHODS We searched PubMed and Embase, identifying articles related to cancer, and opioid prescribing/use published through September 2020. We screened resulting titles/abstracts. Relevant studies underwent full-text review. Inclusion criteria were quantitative examination of and primary focus on opioid prescribing or use, and explicit inclusion of cancer survivors. Exclusion criteria included end-of-life opioid use and opioid use as a secondary or downstream outcome (for intervention studies). We extracted information on the opioid-related outcome(s) examined (including definitions and terminology used), study design, and methods. RESULTS Research returned 16,591 articles; 296 were included. Only 22 of 296 studies evaluated an intervention. There were 105 studies evaluating outcomes indicative of potentially high-risk, nonrecommended, or avoidable opioid use, e.g., continuous use-described as chronic use, prolonged use, and persistent use (n = 17); use after completion of curative-intent treatment-described as chronic opioid use, long-term opioid use, persistent opioid use, prolonged opioid use, continued opioid use, late opioid use, post-treatment opioid use (n = 27); use of opioids concurrent with other potentially high-risk medications (n = 13), and opioid misuse (n = 14). CONCLUSIONS We found lack of consistency in the measurement of and terms used to describe similar opioid use outcomes, and a lack of interventional research targeting well-documented patterns of potentially nonrecommended, potentially avoidable, or potentially high-risk opioid prescribing or use.
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- Devon K Check
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine (D.K.C.), Durham, North Carolina; Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Cente (D.K.C., R.A.A., C.M., A.H.K., K.C.O.), Durham, North Carolina.
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Cente (D.K.C., R.A.A., C.M., A.H.K., K.C.O.), Durham, North Carolina
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Cente (D.K.C., R.A.A., C.M., A.H.K., K.C.O.), Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health (M.A.D.), New Haven, Connecticut; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale Cancer Center (M.A.D.), New Haven, Connecticut
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Cente (D.K.C., R.A.A., C.M., A.H.K., K.C.O.), Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center (A.H.K.), Durham, North Carolina
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- Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University School of Medicine (B.M.), Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (S.R.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin (A.W.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Cente (D.K.C., R.A.A., C.M., A.H.K., K.C.O.), Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine (K.C.O.), Durham, North Carolina
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Ren Y, Mehranpour P, Moshtaghi O, Schwartz MS, Friedman RA. Opioid Prescribing Patterns After Skull Base Surgery for Vestibular Schwannoma. Otol Neurotol 2022; 43:e116-e121. [PMID: 34889846 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Excessive opioid prescription is a source of prescription diversion and could contribute to chronic opioid abuse. This study describes the opioid prescribing patterns and risk factors for additional opioid prescription after surgical resection of vestibular schwannoma (VS). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Single tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Adult VS patients undergoing surgical resection between May 2019 and March 2020. INTERVENTIONS Opioid use postoperatively and up to 60 days following surgery were characterized from medical records and by querying the state-wide Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The presence of additional opioid prescriptions within 60 days of surgery. RESULTS A total of 109 patients (mean age 50 yrs, 65.5% female) were prescribed an average of 138.2 ± 117.8 mg of morphine equivalents (MME). Twenty-two (20.9%) required additional prescriptions of 163.2 ± 103.2 MME. Age, gender, tumor size, or surgical approach (translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, versus middle fossa) were not associated with additional prescriptions. Patients with additional prescriptions had higher body mass index (BMI 28.8 vs. 25.8 kg/m2, p = 0.015) and required more opioid medications during hospitalization (51.8 vs. 29.1 MME, p = 0.002). On multivariate logistic regression, higher BMI (odds ratio [OR] 1.32; p = 0.001), history of headaches (OR 11.9, p = 0.011), and history of opioid use (OR 29.3, p = 0.008) were associated with additional prescription. CONCLUSIONS Additional opioid prescriptions may be necessary in a portion of VS patients undergoing surgery. The choice of surgical approach is not associated with excess opioid requirements. Patients with higher BMI, history of headaches, or preoperative opioid use may require additional prescriptions.
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- Yin Ren
- Division of Otology, Neurotology and Cranial Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery
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- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery
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