Reduction of opioid use after orthopedic surgery: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The opioid epidemic is one of the biggest public health crises of our time, and overprescribing of opioids after surgery has the potential to lead to long-term use. The purpose of this review was to identify and summarize the available evidence on interventions aimed at reducing opioid use after orthopedic surgery.

Methods

We searched CENTRAL, Embase and Medline from inception until August 2019 for studies comparing interventions aimed at reducing opioid use after orthopedic surgery to a control group. We recorded demographic data and data on intervention success, and recorded or calculated percent opioid reduction compared to control.

Results

We included 141 studies (20 963 patients) in the review, of which 113 (80.1%) were randomized controlled trials (RC

SUBMITTER: Gormley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9592092 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature