Evaluating the Safety of Prescription Sleep Medications in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Matched Analysis
Use of any prescription sleep medication or only standard sleep medications is associated with increased surgical complications. Additional research is needed to find medications that may be safer for routine postoperative use.
Authors
- B. A. Young
- Nicholas M. Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-4465)
- Thompson Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-6070)
- Paul A. Manner
- Robin N. Kamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3011-6712)
- N K Fernando
Institutions
- Ordnance Survey (GB)
- Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (VE)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-25-00888
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00