Affiliation:
1. The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus Columbus Ohio USA
2. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Ohio USA
3. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus Ohio USA
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundAs illicit substance use can present several perioperative concerns, effective means to identify such practices are necessary to ensure patient safety. Identification of illicit substance use in pediatric patients may be problematic as screening may rely on parental reporting.AimsThe current study compares answers regarding use of illicit substances between a survey completed by the patient and the preoperative survey completed by parents or guardians.MethodsThe study included patients presenting for surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital, ranging in age from 12 to 21 years. After consent, patients completed a survey of six drop‐down questions using an iPad. The six questions involved the patient's history of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, vaping, and opioid use. The results were compared to the answers obtained from the parents during a preoperative phone call.ResultsThe study cohort included surveys from 250 patients with a median age of 16 years. Survey data showed a statistically higher reporting of substance use or abuse from the patient study survey in comparison to the routine parental preoperative survey. Alcohol report rates were highest with 69 (27.6%) patients reporting use compared to only 5 parental reports (2%). There was a similar discrepancy in reported rates of vaping use (40 patient reports, 16.0% vs. 11 parental reports, 4.4%) and illicit substance use including marijuana (52 patient reports, 20.8% vs. 11 parental reports, 4.4%). Reported rates of tobacco use were lowest among the survey responses with 12 patient reports (4.8%) and 5 parental reports (2.0%).ConclusionsIdentifying illicit substance and tobacco use via a phone survey of parents is inaccurate and does not allow for proper identification of use of these substances in patients ≤21 years of age presenting for surgery. An anonymous 2‐min survey completed by the patient more correctly identifies these issues.
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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