Pain Reporting, Opiate Dosing, and the Adverse Effects of Opiates After Hip or Knee Replacement in Patients 60 Years Old or Older

Pain Reporting, Opiate Dosing, and the Adverse Effects of Opiates After Hip or Knee Replacement in Patients 60 Years Old or Older

Our goal was to determine whether there were age-related differences in pain, opiate use, and opiate side effects after total hip or knee arthroplasty in patients 60 years old or older. We hypothesized that there would be no significant differences between age groups in (1) mean pain score, (2) opia...

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Main Authors: Benjamin M. Petre MD, Christopher R. Roxbury BS, Jeremy R. McCallum BS, MS, Kenneth W. DeFontes MD, Stephen M. Belkoff PhD, MPH, Simon C. Mears MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-03-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458511432758

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