Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in efforts to promote several methods of managing pain rather than opioids alone, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2017 annual meeting. The study of more than 1 million hip and knee replacement patients is… Continue reading Fewer Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Are Relying on Opioids Alone