A 36-year-old woman with a medical history of opioid use disorder and frequent urinary tract infections presented to the ED from her opioid use disorder clinic, where she was found to have an oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (Spo) of 82% on room air. Starting 3 days before presentation, the patient's family noted worsening pale complexion and blue lips at rest. These findings of cyanosis had occurred a few times before and always resolved within a couple days without any medical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a relative paucity of literature on how to best treat postoperative pain after knee arthroscopy in the adolescent population.
Purpose: To evaluate the use of opioid medication after knee arthroscopy in adolescent patients.
Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.