The relationships between the initial opioid prescription characteristics and pain etiology
with the probability of opioid discontinuation were explored in this retrospective cohort study …

Introduction Mounting evidence highlights the adverse effects of opioids. In spite of this,
clinicians often prescribe excessive number of discharge opioids. The aim of this systematic …

Objective: Evaluate the incidence and risk factors of opioid use 1 year after injury in elderly
trauma patients. Background: The current epidemic of prescription opioid misuse and …

Background Generally, substance misuse is associated with young people, however there is
a growing concern on the rates of prescription drug misuse among older adults. This review …

Background This study examined whether a modern total knee arthroplasty (TKA) protocol
without a tourniquet results in less patient-reported pain and in-hospital opioid consumption …

Background Multimodal analgesia (MMA) combines opioids with nonopioid analgesics
(NOAs) to mitigate opioid‐related adverse events and development of opioid use disorders …

Background Total knee and hip arthroplasty are considered a clinically and cost-effective
intervention, however, persistent pain post-surgery can occur, and some continue to take …

BACKGROUND While there is much evidence about pain management for orthopedic
patients in the immediate perioperative setting, little is known about how opioids are used …

Objectives We examined the proportion of patients initiating extended-release (ER) opioids
who become long-term users and describe how pain-related diagnoses before initiation of …

Background Opioid utilization and management in an inpatient rehabilitation setting have
not been widely described, despite the unique opportunities that exist in this setting to …