Preoperative opioid use is a risk factor for complication following revision total hip arthroplasty.

Jacob M WilsonKevin X FarleyGreg A ErensThomas L BradburyGeorge N Guild

Published in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2020)

Opioid use prior to revision THA is common and is associated with increased risk of postoperative complication. Given that risk was reduced by a preoperative opioid holiday, this represents a modifiable risk factor which should be discussed and addressed preoperatively to optimise outcomes.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
patients undergoing
risk factors
total knee arthroplasty
chronic pain
pain management
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome