Prolonged Opioid Use Is Associated With Poor Pain Alleviation After Orthopaedic Surgery.
Meir T MarmorStephanie HuVarun MahadevanAlexander FlorenBelen Perez SolansRada SavicPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2024)
Our findings demonstrated an overall high rate of COU. The known risk factors of COU were evident in our study population, particularly the modifiable risk factor of acute postsurgical PPA. Better management of postsurgical pain in orthopaedic patients may lead to a decrease in the rates of COU in this group.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- neuropathic pain
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- surgical site infection
- postoperative pain