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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Factors Predicting Chronic Opioid Use after Orthopedic Surgical Procedures.

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2021 Mar


Pain Physician


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33740360?dopt=Abstract


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Factors Predicting Chronic Opioid Use after Orthopedic Surgical Procedures.

Authors

Factors Predicting Chronic Opioid Use after Orthopedic Surgical Procedures.
Goudra B, Guthal A, Singh P M
Pain Physician. 2021 Mar; 24(2):E231-E237.
PMID: 33740360.

Abstract

Opioid abuse has been an increasing problem since the 1990s. With over 47,000 opioid related deaths recorded in 2017 alone, concerns have been raised regarding the dangers of introducing opioids perioperatively to patients undergoing major surgeries.