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We sought to determine postoperative opioid consumption for opioid-naïve patients undergoing total knee and hip arthroplasty (THA and TKA) procedures via an observational cohort study, consisting of 55 patients who… Click to show full abstract
We sought to determine postoperative opioid consumption for opioid-naïve patients undergoing total knee and hip arthroplasty (THA and TKA) procedures via an observational cohort study, consisting of 55 patients who underwent either primary unilateral TKA (n = 28) or THA (n = 27). Patients were provided with a journal to track daily consumption of pain medicine. Patients were prescribed an average of 67 opioid pills post-operatively; however, they consumed an average of 31 pills (214 morphine equivalent doses - MED). TKA patients received (p = 0.01) and consumed (p = 0.005) higher amounts of opioids. On average, patients ceased opioid usage at 14 days post-operatively.
Journal Title: Journal of orthopaedics
Year Published: 2022
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