The Opioid Epidemic in the United States: Where Do Patients Requiring Elective Arthroplasty Stand?

Ajay PremkumarHaoyan ZhongEthan KrellJiabin LiuStavros MemtsoudisJashvant PoeranAlejandro Gonzalez Della Valle

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)

A notable, downward trend was seen in the proportion of patients who received opioids before elective arthroplasty, in the amount of opioid prescribed after surgery, and in TKA patients, the frequency of chronic opioid use after surgery. These findings reflect the effectiveness of efforts to combat the opioid epidemic after elective arthroplasty surgery.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
end stage renal disease
pain management
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
coronary artery disease
total knee arthroplasty
acute coronary syndrome
quality improvement