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Naloxone Dispensing in Patients at Risk for Opioid Overdose After Total Knee Arthroplasty Within the Veterans Health Administration
- Author:
- Sam Lahidji, MD
- Elizabeth Oliva, PhD
- Mary Jarzebowski, MD
- Seshadri C. Mudumbai, MD, MS
- Tamar Lake, MD
- Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD
- Karthik Raghunathan, MBBS, MPH
- William E. Bryan III, PharmD
This cohort study examined patients’ risk factors for opioid overdose and their association with naloxone prescribing among veterans undergoing...
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Preoperative Care Assessment of Need Scores Are Associated With Postoperative Mortality and Length of Stay in Veterans Undergoing Knee Replacement
- Author:
- Marissa Kuo
- Rebecca Schroeder, MD, MMCi
- Atilio Barbeito, MD, MPH
- Carl F. Pieper, DrPH
- Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD
- Samuel Wellman, MD
- Susan Nicole Hastings, MD, MHSc
- Karthik Raghunathan, MBBS, MPH
CAN scores can identify patients at high risk for mortality and extended hospital length of stay in an elective surgery population.