Patients Use Fewer Opioids Than Prescribed After Arthroscopic Release of Elbow Contracture: An Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Guideline to Reduce Excess

• Main Authors: Jorge Rojas Lievano, M.D. M.Sc (Author), Dani Rotman, M.D (Author), Maegan N. Shields, M.D., M.Sc (Author), Mark E. Morrey, M.D (Author), Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, M.D., Ph.D (Author), Dave R. Shukla, M.D (Author), Tammy S. Olson, B.S (Author), Anthony M. Vaichinger, B.S (Author), James S. Fitzsimmons, B.Sc (Author), Shawn W. O'Driscoll, Ph.D., M.D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: To generate an evidence-based opioid-prescribing guideline by assessing the pattern of total opioid consumption and the factors that may predict opioid consumption following arthroscopic release of elbow contracture and to investigate whether the use of continuous passive motion (CPM), as c...