Preoperative Opioid Prescription Filling is a Risk Factor for Prolonged Opioid Use After Elbow Arthroscopy

The purpose of this study was to (1) report the frequency of postoperative opioid prescriptions following elbow arthroscopy, (2) evaluate if filling opioid prescriptions preoperatively increased risk of requiring more opioid prescriptions after surgery, and (3) determine patient factors associated with postoperative opioid prescription needs.

Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - May 18, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Edward O. Rojas, Zain M. Khazi, Trevor R. Gulbrandsen, Alan G. Shamrock, Christopher A. Anthony, Kyle Duchman, Robert W. Westermann, Brian R. Wolf Source Type: research