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The Opioid-Tolerant Patient: Opioid Optimization.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Gulur, P; Nelli, AH
Published in: J Arthroplasty
June 2020

Chronic opioid use and abuse continue to plague our country despite efforts to curtail their use. Patients on chronic opioids (opioids tolerant) who undergo total joint arthroplasty have been clearly shown to have higher rates of complications, infection, and early revision compared to the opioid-naïve patients. The ability to successfully wean patients off of narcotics before surgery remains challenging and fragmented at best. The utilization of a multidisciplinary team that assists with not only preoperative opioids reduction but also postoperative opioids management is critical to the successful management of these patients. This symposium focuses on the opioid-tolerant patients and a comprehensive approach to opioids optimization.

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Published In

J Arthroplasty

DOI

EISSN

1532-8406

Publication Date

June 2020

Volume

35

Issue

6S

Start / End Page

S50 / S52

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Postoperative Period
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Orthopedics
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Humans
  • Arthroplasty
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Gulur, P., & Nelli, A. H. (2020). The Opioid-Tolerant Patient: Opioid Optimization. J Arthroplasty, 35(6S), S50–S52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2020.01.001
Gulur, Padma, and Amanda H. Nelli. “The Opioid-Tolerant Patient: Opioid Optimization.J Arthroplasty 35, no. 6S (June 2020): S50–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2020.01.001.
Gulur P, Nelli AH. The Opioid-Tolerant Patient: Opioid Optimization. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jun;35(6S):S50–2.
Gulur, Padma, and Amanda H. Nelli. “The Opioid-Tolerant Patient: Opioid Optimization.J Arthroplasty, vol. 35, no. 6S, June 2020, pp. S50–52. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.arth.2020.01.001.
Gulur P, Nelli AH. The Opioid-Tolerant Patient: Opioid Optimization. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jun;35(6S):S50–S52.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Arthroplasty

DOI

EISSN

1532-8406

Publication Date

June 2020

Volume

35

Issue

6S

Start / End Page

S50 / S52

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Postoperative Period
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Orthopedics
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Humans
  • Arthroplasty
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences