According to published results, preoperative mental health disorders may be associated with increased opioid consumption, complications and costs for patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty.
Using the Premier Healthcare Database, Cory K. Mayfield, MD, and colleagues performed a study of data from 144,725 patients who underwent TSA between 2016 and 2020 to assess the impact of mental health disorders on outcomes such as opioid consumption, complications, revisions and readmissions. According to the study, opioid consumption was measured in morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs).
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