Optimizing Opioid Prescriptions in Geriatric Populations at Nottingham University Hospitals Foundation Trust (NUH)

Abstract Background Severe pain is associated with adverse outcomes in the geriatric populations (Ref -Pain and Mortality in Older Adults: The Influence of Pain Phenotype - PubMed (nih.gov)). Currently it is recommended in local and national guidelines (Ref -Guidance on the management of pain in old...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2024-09, Vol.53 (Supplement_4)
Main Authors: Ali, Haider, Venkatesh, Hari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Analgesia
Antiemetics
Clinical outcomes
Clinical practice guidelines
Data collection
Elder care
Emetics
Geriatric hospitals
Geriatrics
Health care
Hospitalization
Intervention
Laxatives
Morphine
Multidisciplinary teams
Narcotics
National guidelines
Nurses
Older people
Opioids
Oxycodone
Pain
Pain perception
Patients
Pharmacists
Phenotypes
Prescribing
Prescription drugs
Quality control
Quality management
Trust hospitals
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Summary:Abstract Background Severe pain is associated with adverse outcomes in the geriatric populations (Ref -Pain and Mortality in Older Adults: The Influence of Pain Phenotype - PubMed (nih.gov)). Currently it is recommended in local and national guidelines (Ref -Guidance on the management of pain in older people | Age and Ageing | Oxford Academic (oup.com), Clinical Guidelines Policy (koha-ptfs.co.uk)) that the following be implemented to geriatric patients being prescribed strong opioid medication 1) That the correct type of strong opioid medication be prescribed (e.g. oxycodone for patients more than 70 years of age, or for patients with eGFR
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afae178.146