The American journal of sports medicine
Preoperative Nonopioid Analgesia Reduces Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Arthroscopic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Joshua Dworsky-Fried, Ryley Fowler, Prushoth Vivekanantha, Dan Cohen, Nicole Simunovic, Darren de Sa, Olufemi R Ayeni
Published: 202610.1177/03635465251396164
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Orthopaedic surgeons frequently overprescribe opioids after arthroscopic surgery. Previous research has shown reductions in postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores with multimodal nonopioid analgesics. However, the clinical effec…
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