Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Using Fewer Opioids to Manage Pain After Surgery
October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
BOSTON, Oct. 21 -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists issued the following news release:
Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in efforts to promote a multimodal approach to pain management (using a variety of methods to manage pain) rather than using opioids alone, reveals new research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY(R) 2017 annual meeting.
The study of more than 1 m . . .
Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in efforts to promote a multimodal approach to pain management (using a variety of methods to manage pain) rather than using opioids alone, reveals new research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY(R) 2017 annual meeting.
The study of more than 1 m . . .