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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Chronic opioid use after joint replacement surgery in seniors is associated with increased healthcare utilization and costs: a historical cohort study.

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2022 Mar 22


Can J Anaesth


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35314993?dopt=Abstract

Chronic opioid use after joint replacement surgery in seniors is associated with increased healthcare utilization and costs: a historical cohort study.

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Chronic opioid use after joint replacement surgery in seniors is associated with increased healthcare utilization and costs: a historical cohort study.
Johnson A, Milne B, Jamali N, Pasquali M, Gilron I, Mann S, Moore K, Graves E, Parlow J
Can J Anaesth. 2022 Mar 22.
PMID: 35314993.

Abstract

Postoperative opioid use may be associated with increased healthcare utilization and costs. We sought to examine the relationship between duration of postoperative opioid prescriptions and healthcare costs and resource utilization in senior patients following hip and knee replacement.
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