Impact of Replacing Fentanyl With Hydromorphone as the First-Line Postoperative Opioid Among Patients Undergoing Outpatient Cancer Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: The multidisciplinary team concluded that the increase in postoperative length of stay associated with hydromorphone was not clinically significant and the decrease waste of prefilled syringes outweighed the small potential increased risk of resurgery compared to the shorter-acting fentanyl. We will therefore use hydromorphone moving forward.PMID:38493405 | DOI:10.1016/j.jopan.2023.11.007

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - March 17, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Jennifer R Majumdar John Grbic Sigrid Carlsson Donna Barreiro Marie Marte Vincent Laudone Melissa J Assel Geema Masson Source Type: research