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BACKGROUND:The multimodality addition of preoperative gabapentin, acetaminophen, and celecoxib (GAC) and postoperative TENS has been recommended to diminish narcotics. We predict that GAC-TENS implementation will reduce recovery room time, improve pain control, reduce narcotic refills, and demonstrate usefulness of TENS treatment. METHODS:A prospective study compared a control group of patients not utilizing the GAC-TENS protocol during 2015 to patients using the GAC-TENS protocol during 2016. RESULTS:There was less recovery room time in the control group compared to the protocol group. Postoperative day one pain control was similar between the groups. Less refills were noted. TENS unit satisfaction level was rated "very helpful" by 63% of patients. CONCLUSION:The results call into question the efficacy of the American Pain Society recommendations as they increase time in recovery room but do not decrease the quantity of narcotics used in the recovery room, nor do they improve pain satisfaction responses.
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Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Wright R,Wright J,Perry K,Wright Ddoi
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.01.070subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-05-01 00:00:00pages
958-962issue
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0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(17)31673-2journal_volume
215pub_type
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