Opioid Use After Discharge Following Primary Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: How Much Are We Over-Prescribing?

The opioid crisis pressures orthopedic surgeons to reduce the amount of narcotics prescribed for post-operative pain management. This study sought to quantify post-operative opioid use after hospital discharge for primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients. A prospective cohort of pri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of arthroplasty 2020-06, Vol.35 (6), p.S158-S162
Hauptverfasser:	Runner, Robert P., Luu, Andrew N., Thielen, Zachary P., Scudday, Travis S., Nassif, Nader A., Patel, Jay J., Barnett, Steven L., Gorab, Robert S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects excess narcotics Humans Inappropriate Prescribing knee arthroplasty narcotic opioid opioid epidemic pain control after TKA Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy Patient Discharge Practice Patterns, Physicians Prospective Studies
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