A new retrospective study published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics has found that patients with preoperative mental health diagnosis, when compared to a control group, had significant differences in opioid consumption and duration of opioid use after surgery.

Follow the link for the study: https://journals.lww.com/pedorthopaedics/abstract/2024/01000/does_a_preoperative_mental_health_diagnosis_affect.11.aspx