Forty-Two Percent of Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Are Using Psychotropic Medications.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of psychotropic medication use in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy at a single institution and to identify the most common medications and classes of drugs being taken in this specific patient population.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients treated by 3 fellowship-trained orthopaedic sports medicine and shoulder surgeons between 2019 and 2021. All patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy during this period were included.