Worth the Risk? Standardized Screening to Identify Substance Use Among Patients Prior to Surgery

• Standardized TAPS screening preoperatively identified significantly more positive screens for unhealthy substance use than EHR documentation.
• EHR documentation missed 69% of the positive screens identified by TAPS.
• Emphasizing the need for integrating standardized measures into surgical practice to ensure safer perioperative care and outcomes.

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Cooley, S., Bicket, M. C., Mohammed, H., Lai, Y., Evilsizer, S., Brummett, C. M., & Waljee, J. F. (2024). Worth the Risk? Standardized Screening to Identify Substance Use Among Patients Prior to Surgery. Annals of surgery, 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006358. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000006358