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Preoperative opioid use in patients undergoing shoulder surgery.
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Shoulder & elbow
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2019-10-17
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13
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3
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248
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259
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More than one in four patients reported preoperative opioid use. Several health measures, including worse pain, function, and social satisfaction were independently associated with preoperative opioid use. These findings suggest that orthopaedic surgeons need to identify patients using opioids preoperatively in order to effectively establish and execute a plan for pain management, which may include weaning off opioids prior to surgery, managing psychological distress, and optimizing coping strategies.Level of Evidence: III.
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Nadarajah V, Meredith SJ, Jauregui JJ, Smuda MP, Medina S, Gilotra MN, Hasan SA, Henn RF 3rd. Preoperative opioid use in patients undergoing shoulder surgery. Shoulder Elbow. 2021 Jun;13(3):248-259. doi: 10.1177/1758573219879689. Epub 2019 Oct 17. PMID: 34659464; PMCID: PMC8512997.