Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as an Independent Risk Factor for Increased Opioid Use Following Carpal Tunnel Surgery.

Nicholas L HudockSean A KshirKenneth F Taylor

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2023)

We found patients with PTSD to be at increased risk of opioid use and more likely to present to ED following CTR. Patients with GAD were found to be at decreased risk of opioid use after CTR. Owing to the independent significant risks not found in GAD, further research of postoperative pain in patients with PTSD is needed.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
minimally invasive
emergency department
coronary artery bypass
human health
depressive symptoms
surgical site infection
climate change
acute coronary syndrome