Opioid Naive Surgeons and Opioid-Tolerant Patients: Can Education Alter Prescribing Patterns to Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients?

This study demonstrates that an educational intervention is associated with decreased opioid prescribing among opioid-tolerant TKA patients. While the effective management of these patients is challenging, surgeon education should be a key focus to optimizing their care. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - March 3, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: King, Connor A. Landy, David C. Bradley, Alexander T. Scott, Bryan Curran, John Devanagondi, Shwetha Balach, Tessa Mica, Megan Conti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research