Language barriers and postoperative opioid prescription use after total knee arthroplasty

Background: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) face difficulties in access to postoperative follow-up care, including post-discharge medication refills. However, prior studies have not examined how utilization of prescription pain medications after discharge from joint replacement surge...

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Main Authors: Kevin H. Nguyen, Aksharananda Rambachan, Derek T. Ward, Solmaz P. Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276622000701