Association of Opioid Disposal Practices with Parental Education and a Home Opioid Disposal Kit Following Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery
Main finding · Optimal opioid disposalResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 26.5 95% CI 4.0–177.0Authors' conclusion
A multidisciplinary approach to educating parents on the importance of safe disposal of leftover opioids paired with dispensing a convenient opioid disposal kit was associated with increased odds of optimal opioid disposal.
Study context
- Population
- Parents of pediatric patients ages 0 to 17 years prescribed an opioid after ambulatory surgeryanalysed sample
- Participants
- 190 vs 161
- Comparison
- Post-implementation vs pre-implementation
- Phase IIn = 190
- Phase In = 161reference
- Outcome
- Optimal opioid disposal
Methodological detailspre-post, interrupted time series, multidisciplinary quality improvement (QI) initiative, weighted segmented regression, telephone interview
- Pre-post, interrupted time series
- Multidisciplinary QI initiative
- Weighted segmented regression
- Telephone interview
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
26.5
95% CI 4.0–177.0
Events by group
Phase II vs Phase I
OR 26.5 (95% CI 4.0–177.0)
- Number needed to be exposed to achieve one new optimal disposal event
- 2.2 (95% CI 1.4-3.7])
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | Phase II | Phase I | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe opioid disposal | 66% | 34% | 4.4 (1.1–18.4) | |
| 0.050.21520Odds ratio (log scale) |
- Safe opioid disposal — Number needed to be exposed to achieve one new safe disposal event
- 3.1 (95% CI 1.6-7.4)
- Safe opioid disposal: weighted segmented regression; beginning of Phase II vs end of Phase I
Any opioid disposal
- Number needed to be exposed to achieve one new disposal event, any disposal
- 4.3 (95% CI 1.7-13.6)
Original publication
Association of Opioid Disposal Practices with Parental Education and a Home Opioid Disposal Kit Following Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery. Anesth Analg. Published 19 May 2025. doi:10.
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