Opioid Use After Common Sports Medicine Procedures: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The prescription of opioids after elective surgical procedures has been a contributing factor to the current opioid epidemic in North America.

Objective

To examine the opioid prescribing practices and rates of opioid consumption among patients undergoing common sports medicine procedures.

Data sources

A systematic review of the electronic databases EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PubMed was performed from database inception to December 2018.

Study selection

Two investigators independently identified all studies reporting on postoperative opioid prescribing practices and consumption after arthroscopic shoulder, knee, or hip surgery. A total of 119 studies were reviewed, with 8 meeting eligibility criteria.

Study design

Systematic review.

Level of evidence

SUBMITTER: Sheth U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222661 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature