Receipt of pain management information pre-operatively is associated with improved functional gain after elective total joint replacement

摘要

BackgroundPoorly controlled post-operative pain may adversely affect total joint replacement (TJR) patients’ outcomes and associated healthcare cost. Understanding effective pain management after surgery is important to patients, surgeons, and hospitals. We evaluated patient-reported receipt of pre-operative pain management information in a national prospective cohort evaluating post-operative pain and function following elective TJR.