Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10221285 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2018 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Patients receive opioid prescriptions from multiple physician types before, and after, TJA. The majority of preoperative, and late postoperative, narcotics were not provided by their surgeons. Orthopedic surgeons may not even know that their TJA patients continue to receive opioids. Coordination of opioid care with health-care providers and greater communication with patients on narcotic use expectations should be promoted.
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Authors
Robert S. MD, Elizabeth W. MA, Maria C. PhD,