2021
Effects of opioid-limiting legislation on postoperative opioid use in shoulder arthroplasty in an epidemic epicenter
Raji Y, Strony J, Trivedi N, Kroneberger E, Yu J, Calcei J, Voos J, Gillespie R. Effects of opioid-limiting legislation on postoperative opioid use in shoulder arthroplasty in an epidemic epicenter. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2021, 31: 269-275. PMID: 34389494, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-naive patientsLong-term opioid usePostoperative periodShoulder arthroplastyOpioid usePostoperative opioidsAcute painOpioid toleranceRisk factorsAcute opioid exposureNarcotic pain medicationOpioid-limiting legislationOpioid-tolerant patientsRx Reporting SystemPostoperative opioid useIndependent risk factorDay of surgeryBinary logistic regression analysisOpioid-related deathsCurrent opioid epidemicLogistic regression analysisRevision shoulder arthroplastyLong-term useCumulative morphineHigher MME
2020
Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes?
Levy BJ, Grimm NL, Jimenez AE, Shea KP, Mazzocca AD. Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes? Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2020, 30: 806-810. PMID: 32771608, PMCID: PMC7409834, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC acnesShoulder arthroplastyShoulder infectionInclusion criteriaWound contaminationPatients meeting inclusion criteriaPrimary reverse shoulder arthroplastyCutibacterium acnesSurgical fieldInstitutional review board approvalPeriprosthetic shoulder infectionTertiary care hospitalConsecutive case seriesFellowship-trained surgeonsReverse shoulder arthroplastyInitial skin incisionFit inclusion criteriaMeeting inclusion criteriaReview board approvalRevision shoulder arthroplastyCare hospitalConsecutive patientsCase seriesSkin preparation techniquesCulture reports
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