Preoperative Patient Education as a Tool for Reducing Postoperative Opioid Use Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: One Institution’s Experience
THA patients who completed an education class preoperatively consumed significantly fewer prescribed opioids as measured at the 2-week mark following surgery compared to those who did receive education. Our results support the role of patient education in reducing opioid use following arthroplasty.
Authors
- Adam J. Rana
- Brian J. McGrory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-964X)
- Ryan Mountjoy
- Catherine M Call (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-2482)
- Zoë A Walsh
- Diane Jeselskis
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Maine Medical Center (US)
- Spectrum Health (US)
- Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (US)
- Maine Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101870
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00