Discharge Opioid Dose Indirectly Associated With Functional Outcomes 2 Weeks After Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy in a US Military Sample

CONCLUSION: Excess opioid prescribing was common, did not result in improved pain alleviation, and was associated with poorer physical function and sleep 14 days after surgery. As such, higher prescribed opioid doses could reduce subacute functioning after surgery, without benefit in reducing pain. Future patient-centered studies to tailor opioid postsurgical prescribing are needed.PMID:38602453 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad495

Source: Military Medicine - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Germaine F Herrera Jeanne C Patzkowski Michael S Patzkowski Nicholas A Giordano Maya Scott-Richardson Michael Kent Krista B Highland Source Type: research