Impact of a Smartphone App Reminder on Adherence to Aspirin Prescribed as Antithrombotic Therapy.

Background: Many patients are discharged with aspirin (ASA) as an anticoagulant after joint replacement surgery. In studies in which ASA was prescribed, doses were frequently missed. Adherence to postoperative ASA regimen is critical to preventing thrombotic complications.

Does the use of a brief cryotherapy intervention with analgesic administration improve pain management after total knee arthroplasty?

Background: Prior studies have evaluated only the prolonged use of cryotherapy as a nonpharmacologic pain intervention.

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a 30-minute application of cryotherapy at the time pain medication was given after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) provided better pain relief than analgesic drugs alone.

Methods: A pretest, posttest, randomized controlled trial study design with crossover was used to evaluate the effects of cryotherapy on postoperative pain and satisfaction with pain management.