Decreasing Post-Operative Narcotic Usage Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Requires More than Simple Education: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study was to understand if including a patient opioid education document would decrease opioid consumption following TKA. Patients were balanced between the control and intervention group based on age, sex, and date of surgery. At 5 weeks following surgery, there were significant...

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Published inThe Orthopedic clinics of North America Vol. 54; no. 4; p. 377
Main Authors Cusma, William H, Davis, Benjamin J, Mak, Ryan A, Brown, Nicholas M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2023
Subjects
Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Male
Narcotics
Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy
Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control
Postoperative Period
Knee
Narcotic
Education
Opioid
Arthroplasty
Post-operative
TKA
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to understand if including a patient opioid education document would decrease opioid consumption following TKA. Patients were balanced between the control and intervention group based on age, sex, and date of surgery. At 5 weeks following surgery, there were significantly fewer patients driving in the education cohort as compared to the control cohort. There was not a significant difference in mean 2-week post-operative VAS pain score, mean 5 weeks post-operative VAS pain score, mean number of dispensed pills. Reducing post-operative narcotic usage likely requires a more comprehensive strategy.
ISSN:1558-1373
DOI:10.1016/j.ocl.2023.06.001