Association Between Quantity of Opioids Prescribed After Surgery or Preoperative Opioid Use Education With Opioid Consumption.

Farley, Kevin X; Anastasio, Albert T; Kumar, Arun; Premkumar, Ajay; Gottschalk, Michael B; Xerogeanes, John · JAMA · 2019

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

This cohort study investigates the association between reducing the number of opioid tablets prescribed after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and postoperative opioid consumption and between preoperative opioid use education about nonopioid pain strategies and duration and quantity of opioid use.

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