Pain Control Associated With Gabapentinoid Prescription After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gabapentinoid (GABA) prescribing has substantially increased as a nonopioid analgesics for surgical conditions. We examined the effectiveness of GABA use for postoperative pain control among patients receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods

This retrospective cohort study using 2016 to 2019 data from a 20% national sample of Medicare enrollees included patients aged 66 and over years who received an elective TKA, were discharged to home, received home health care, and had both admission and discharge assessments of pain (n = 35,186). Study outcomes were pain score difference between admission and discharge and less-than-daily pain interfering with activity at discharge. Opioid and GABA prescriptions after surgery and receipt of nerve block within 3 days of

SUBMITTER: Kuo YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12821783 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature