Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Demographic data |
Obtain demographic data for study participants including: age, sex, race, ethnicity, and zip code as a marker of socioeconomic status, household income levels |
preoperatively through post-discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Post operative pain scores reported as a numerical value on the Numerical Rating Scale. |
Obtain post operative pain scores from post operative day zero through post discharge day 10. Pain scores are obtained as a numerical value on the Numerical Rating Scale. A score of zero corresponds with no pain, 1 is low pain, and 10 is the most severe pain. |
Post operative day zero through post-discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Opioid consumption |
Assess total daily morphine equivalents |
Preoperatively through post-discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Prescription fill |
Assess if the patient's prescription for oxycodone was filled |
Post discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Actions related to residual opioids |
Obtain qualitative information regarding the patient/families' intentions for what to do with left over opioid medications if they exist |
Post discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Motivations for disposal of residual opioids obtained through study specific follow up phone call questionnaire. |
Assess patient/family motivations for disposal of any residual opioids following completion of analgesic therapy. |
Post discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Motivations for retention of residual opioids through study specific follow up phone interview questionnaire. |
Assess patient/family motivations for retention of any residual opioids following completion of analgesic therapy |
Post discharge day 10 |
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Other |
Barriers to disposal of residual opioids through study specific follow up phone interview questionnaire. |
Assess patient/family barriers, if any, to disposal of residual opioids following completion of analgesic therapy |
Post discharge day 10 |
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Primary |
Quantification of residual opioids. |
Identify if there are left over opioid medications following completion of analgesic therapy, and if so, how many? |
Post-discharge days 8-10 |
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Primary |
Assess participation in medication take back through follow up phone interview questionnaire. |
Assess the degree of participation in medication take back programs to dispose of any residual opioid medications following completion of analgesic therapy. |
Post-discharge days 8-10 |
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Primary |
Assess participation in medication home disposal through follow up phone interview questionnaire. |
Assess the degree of participation in medication home disposal to dispose of any residual opioid medications following completion of analgesic therapy. |
Post-discharge days 8-10 |
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Secondary |
Identify noncompliance/unsafe behaviors that contribute to retention of residual opioids through follow up phone interview questionnaire. |
Identify noncompliance/unsafe behaviors that contribute to retention of residual opioids despite formal education to patients/families about medication take back and medication home disposal of residual medications at the completion of analgesic therapy. |
Post-discharge days 8-10 |
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Secondary |
Average daily pain scores reported as values on Numerical Rating Scale. |
Assess average daily pain scores for patients undergoing painful surgeries in the perioperative period and following discharge from the hospital. This will be obtained through numerical report on study specific calendar. Numerical values are reported as a minimum of zero and a maximum of 10 on the Numerical Rating Scale. 0 corresponds with no pain, 1 with lower pain, and 10 corresponds with the most severe pain. |
Preoperatively through post-discharge day #10 |
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Secondary |
Frequency of opioid consumption through follow up phone interview questionnaire. |
Assess the frequency of daily oxycodone consumption and correlate consumption with self reported pain scores. This measure will ask for a self-reported numerical frequency of daily opioid medication use. When this medication is used, we ask patients to rate their pain on the Numerical rating Scale from 0 to 10. Zero corresponds with no pain, 10 corresponds with the most severe pain. |
Post-operative day 1 through post-discharge day 10 |
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