Opioid Counseling Following Orthopaedic Surgery

Comparador Ativo: Peroperative counseling

Outro: Preoperative opioid counseling

preoperative counseling consists of education with a brief multi-media presentation in the preoperative area on the day of surgery using a handheld tablet. The message of the preoperative counseling consisted of: 1) Background on the opioid epidemic including basic facts and consequences, 2) Description of risk factors for opioid abuse and how to consume opioids safely, 3) Information on the specific opioid the patient was prescribed and the anticipated amount and duration of use postoperatively, 4) Encouraging the use of non-opioid therapy prior to taking the prescribed opioids or quickly transitioning to non-opioid medications postoperatively, and 5) Contact information and instructions to call if the patient experienced any adverse events and/or if additional pain medication is needed.

Sem intervenção: No preoperative counseling

Number of pills consumed

Patients asked to keep daily diary which includes number of pills consumed during the post-operative period

Morphine equivalents (MEQ)

MEQs is a standardized method of comparing different types of pain medication with a gold-standard. All pain medication can be converted to MEQs

Visual Analog Scale (pain) Pain

Pain as reported by patients on a daily basis via diaries

Patient satisfaction with pain management: 5 point Likert Scale

Satisfaction with pain management as reported daily by patients using a 5 point Likert Scale