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Effect of Opioids on All-cause Mortality and Opioid Addiction in Total Hip Arthroplasty: a Korea Nationwide Cohort Study.

Yong Han ChaSuk-Yong JangJun Il YooHyo Gil ChoiJeong Won HwangWon Sik Choy
Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2021)
In THA patients, the use of opioids within 6 months before surgery and within 3 months after surgery does not affect postoperative mortality, but a past-use history of opioid is a risk factor for sustained opioid use. Even after THA, the use of strong opioids is observed to increase compared to before surgery.
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