2022
Situational Awareness of Opioid Consumption: The Missing Link to Reducing Dependence After Surgery?
Engelman D, Crisafi C, Hodle T, Stiles J, Nathanson B, Zarbock A, Grant M. Situational Awareness of Opioid Consumption: The Missing Link to Reducing Dependence After Surgery? Anesthesia & Analgesia 2022, 135: 653-658. PMID: 35110517, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005923.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
New Persistent Opioid Use After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Commercially Insured Patients
Clement K, Canner J, Whitman G, Lawton J, Grant M, Sussman M. New Persistent Opioid Use After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Commercially Insured Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 829-835. PMID: 32004502, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useAortic valve replacementMitral valve replacementMitral valve repairOpioid-naive patientsMitral valve surgeryOpioid useValve replacementValve repairOpioid prescriptionsValve surgeryPerioperative periodRisk factorsMitral valve replacement/repairValve replacement/repairMultivariable logistic regressionHealthcare paymentsTotal healthcare paymentsReplacement/repairOpioid prescribingPrescription opioidsCostly complicationEmergency departmentPatients
2019
Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting
Clement K, Canner J, Lawton J, Whitman G, Grant M, Sussman M. Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 160: 954-963.e4. PMID: 32007246, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAmbulatory CareAnalgesics, OpioidCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, FactualDrug Administration ScheduleDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPain, PostoperativePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsPerioperative periodNaïve patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAmount of opioidsAppropriate opioid prescribingObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionPrescription opioid overdosePrior substance abuseInsurance claims dataOpioid requirementsOutpatient opioidsOpioid prescribingCardiac surgeryPulmonary diseaseOpioid dependenceProspective studyRisk factorsFemale gender
2018
Labeling Morphine Milligram Equivalents on Opioid Packaging: a Potential Patient Safety Intervention
Stone A, Urman R, Kaye A, Grant M. Labeling Morphine Milligram Equivalents on Opioid Packaging: a Potential Patient Safety Intervention. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2018, 22: 46. PMID: 29855852, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-018-0695-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine Milligram EquivalentsPain treatment settingsSpecific patient populationsPurpose of ReviewGivenPatient safety interventionsEquianalgesic conversionsOpioid strengthPrescriber errorsOpioid prescriptionsPrescribed opioidsChronic painPalliative careAdverse outcomesPatient populationOpioid abuseOverdose deathsUS FoodDrug AdministrationTreatment settingsHealthcare qualityOpioidsPatientsSafety interventionsPotential strategyPrimary causeAn Innovative Perioperative Pain Program for Chronic Opioid Users: An Academic Medical Center’s Response to the Opioid Crisis
Hanna M, Speed T, Shechter R, Grant M, Sheinberg R, Goldberg E, Campbell C, Theodore N, Koch C, Williams K. An Innovative Perioperative Pain Program for Chronic Opioid Users: An Academic Medical Center’s Response to the Opioid Crisis. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 5-13. PMID: 29790369, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618777298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid usersOpioid usersOpioid usePain managementChronic pain specialistsPerioperative pain controlPreoperative opioid weaningPain management educationOpioid-related deathsNationwide public health crisisOpioid weaningOpioid prescriptionsOpioid utilizationPain controlPublic health crisisPain specialistsPain programPain treatmentPreoperative evaluationPrescription opioidsSurgical hospitalizationOpioid epidemicRegional anesthesiaMedicine specialistsSurgical setting