Persistent postoperative opioid use after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify the proportion of patients with continued opioid use after total hip or knee arthroplasty.

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis searched Embase, MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts for articles published from January 1, 2009, to May 26, 2021. The search terms (opioid, postoperative, hospital discharge, total hip or knee arthroplasty, and treatment duration) were based on 5 key concepts. We included studies of adults who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty, with at least 3 months postoperative follow-up.

Results

There were 30 studies included. Of these, 17 reported on outcomes of total hip arthroplasty and 19 reported on outcomes of total knee arthroplasty, with som

SUBMITTER: Tay HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8513405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature