Postoperative Opioid Consumption is Greater after Simultaneous versus Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Increased exposure to opioids around total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can lead to a risk of long-term dependence. We hypothesized that performing simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (simBTKA) over staged surgery (staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty [stgBTKA]) may decrease the total amount of opiates used. We retrospectively reviewed 29 patients who underwent simBTKAs performed between February 2015 and November 2020 and identified 23 that did not use opioids ≤90 days prior to surgery. These were frequency matched for gender and body mass index to 50 stgBTKAs completed within 6 months who also were opioid-free ≤90 days prior to their first surgery. Using our state's prescription database, we reviewed postsurgery opioid refills and morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) for the two groups and compared their initial MME prescription at discharge and their total MME consumption 6 months postoperatively. Total MME consumption for the stgBTKA group included all prescriptions following the first and 6 months after the second surgery, whereas for the simBTKA group, total consumption included the 6 months after their two same-day surgeries. The simBTKA group had more MMEs prescribed initially (median = 375) than did the stgBTKA group after second surgery (median = 300; p < 0.007), larger postoperative-refill MMEs in the first 30 days (median = 300) than stgBTKA (median = 0; p = 0.221) and increased total MME consumption 6 months after surgery (median = 675) compared with stgBTKA after second surgery (median = 450; p = 0.077). However, both groups had similar monthly consumptions rates, with medians I MMEs/month of 112 for simBTKA versus 96 for stgBTKA (p = 0.585). Our results suggest there is no significant difference in opioid consumption between simBTKA and stgBTKA. In fact, we found that simBTKA patients received larger opioid amounts in the immediate postoperative period as well as slightly larger amounts at 30 days.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

The journal of knee surgery - 37(2024), 6 vom: 18. Apr., Seite 436-443

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sustich, Sara J [VerfasserIn]
Stambough, Jeffrey B [VerfasserIn]
Hui, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Siegel, Eric R [VerfasserIn]
Barnes, C Lowry [VerfasserIn]
Mears, Simon C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

78185-58-7
Analgesics, Opioid
Endrin
Journal Article
MME
OB9NVE7YCL
Review

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/s-0043-1775872

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363447881