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Text Message System Useful for Monitoring Postoperative Opioid Use


Feb 24, 2021
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) A text message system can monitor postoperative opioid use and shows that many prescribed opioid tablets are unused, according to a case study published in the March issue of
NEJM Catalyst.
Anish K. Agarwal, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues built, deployed, and tested an automated text messaging program for postoperative patient engagement.
The researchers sent an initial text message after surgery, and patients provided e-consent. A series of questions were sent on postoperative days 4, 7, 14, and 21. Questions were completed on self-reported pain intensity, the ability to manage pain, and use of prescription opioids; in addition, locations for safe disposal of opioids were provided. Text messages were sent to 2,444 adult patients during a 16-month period, of whom 47.2 percent provided e-consent. The proportion of patients responding to questions varied from a ....

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