Revision total hip arthroplasty is associated with significantly higher opioid consumption as compared to primary total hip arthroplasty in the acute postoperative period.

Jenna A BernsteinJames FengSiddharth A MahureRan SchwarzkopfWilliam J Long

Published in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2021)

Patients undergoing revision THA had significantly higher narcotic utilisation than those undergoing primary THA, particularly in the first 24 hours postoperatively.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
patients undergoing
liver failure
chronic pain
pain management
respiratory failure
total knee arthroplasty
aortic dissection