Post-op nonopioid pharmacotherapy, saphenous nerve blocks, and cryotherapy for patients undergoing knee arthroscopy significantly reduce opioid consumption and pain scores when compared to placebo at 24 hours postoperatively.
Both preoperative patient education and postoperative cryotherapy reduced postoperative opioid consumption.
Following meta-analysis of more than twenty independent studies, researchers identified these key results:
- Nonopioid pain medications demonstrated a reduction in cumulative postoperative oral morphine equivalent (OME) consumption by 11.8 mg at 24 hrs compared to placebo
- Postoperative nonopioid pain medications significantly reduced cumulative postoperative morphine equivalent (OME) consumption by 9.7 mg at 24 hrs compared to placebo
- Both preoperative patient education and postoperative cryotherapy reduced postoperative opioid consumption.
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