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Low-quantity initial opioid prescriptions for shoulder surgery

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November 2024

Low-quantity initial opioid prescriptions for shoulder surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 11| Number:71| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

How low can we go? A randomized controlled trial of low-quantity initial opioid prescriptions for shoulder surgery.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 01-Jun;():. 10.1016/j.jse.2024.01.044

Contributing Authors:
A Kishan ZC Pearson SS Li Z Pressman U Ahiarakwe CH Pathiravasan U Srikumaran

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Synopsis

Seventy-four patients undergoing shoulder surgery were randomized to receive initial prescriptions of 7 oxycodone pills (n=20), 15 pills (n=29), or 23 pills (n=25). The primary outcome was the maximum possible opioid consumption within two weeks, measured in morphine milligram equivalents (MME). Secondary outcomes included opioid refill requests, postoperative pain-related office contacts, and Ame...

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