Weeding Out the Problem: The Impact of Preoperative Cannabinoid Use on Pain in the Perioperative Period.

CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective study with propensity-matched cohorts showed that cannabinoid use was associated with higher pain scores and a poorer quality of sleep in the early postoperative period in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. PMID: 31425232 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31425232?dopt=Abstract

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - August 21, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Liu CW, Bhatia A, Buzon-Tan A, Walker S, Ilangomaran D, Kara J, Venkatraghavan L, Prabhu AJ Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research