Preoperative Patient Education May Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use After Meniscectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify the current opioid prescribing and use practices after arthroscopic meniscectomy and to evaluate the role of preoperative patient education in decreasing postoperative opioid consumption.

Methods

Patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscectomy were prospectively identified for inclusion. They were placed into 1 of 2 groups: Group 1 received no education regarding opioid use after surgery, whereas group 2 received a standardized overview on postoperative opioid use. Patients were assigned to the groups consecutively: Patients treated at the beginning of the study were assigned to group 1, and patients treated at the end of the study were assigned to group 2. Data from group 1 were used to identify "normal" opioid prescribing and use practices and to guide pa

SUBMITTER: Andelman SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7120832 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature