Patient factors influencing the choice of opioid versus non-opioid postoperative analgesia following common sports procedures: a prospective survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite established opioid-free protocols for postoperative analgesia after common orthopaedic sports procedures, many patients continue to request opioids postoperatively. The purpose of this study was to elucidate patient factors influencing preferences for opioid versus nonopioid postoperative analgesia.

Methods

Patients (age >/ = 15) without a history of a documented chronic pain disorder who were scheduled for one of ten sports procedure types from August 2020 to May 2021 were eligible for inclusion. Patients were excluded if undergoing revision surgery, had concomitant injuries, had opioids use >3 months preoperatively, or unable to read English. Recruitment ended after 100 patients enrolled. At the patients' preoperative visit, patients were administered a wri

SUBMITTER: Castle JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature