Outcomes of medicaid patients undergoing TJA with previous positive urine toxicology screens

• Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 3555 - 3560
• Main Authors: Moore, Michael, Shendrik, Irina, Roof, Mackenzie A., Sicat, Chelsea Sue, Meftah, Morteza, Schwarzkopf, Ran, Rozell, Joshua C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.12.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Medicaid; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Prescription drugs; Surgical Orthopedics; Toxicology; Traumatic Surgery; Urine toxicology; Total knee arthroplasty; Total joint arthroplasty; Medicaid; Total hip arthroplasty; Opioids

Introduction Previous studies have demonstrated that patients with positive preoperative urine toxicology (utox) screens prior to total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have higher readmission rates, greater complication rates, and longer hospital stays compared to patients with negative screens. The aim of...