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ON-Q infusion pump linked to increased hospital stay after total knee arthroplasty

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990364/

Published online 2018 May 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.05.043

"The most notable contribution of this study was the discovery of the adverse effects of the continuous pain pump, ON-Q. Patients treated with this modality had decreased ambulation on postoperative day one and on average remained in the hospital one extra day, a variable that significantly increases the cost of a total knee arthroplasty for the hospital, the surgeon and the patient. Even though this data is significant, further studies should be performed to enhance our knowledge of postoperative pain control for these patients."