Trends of liposomal bupivacaine utilization in major lower extremity total joint arthroplasty in the USA: a population-based study.

Ottokar StundnerElisabeth HoernerHaoyan Zhong Jashvant Poeran Jiabin LiuAlex IllescasStavros G Memtsoudis

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2023)

Liposomal bupivacaine use peaked around 2015 and has been declining thereafter on individual patient and hospital levels. How these trends correlate with health outcomes and expenditures would be a strategic target for future research.

Keyphrases

pain management
postoperative pain
case report
current status
emergency department
acute care
chronic pain