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
2018
An 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