Study finds people who use weed experience more pain after surgery — via TheGrowthOp
More research is needed to define cannabis’ effects on surgical outcomes, Dr. Ekrami says of the recent study, but adds that “physicians should consider that patients using cannabis may have more pain and require slightly higher doses of opioids after surgery.”that “cannabis users have higher clinical pain, poorer scores on quality-of-life indicators and higher opioid use before and after surgery.”looked at the anesthesiology needs of 118 patients who underwent surgery for a broken shin bone .
Considering signals like involuntary body movements, increased heart rate and possible signs of experiencing more pain, the review found weed consumers required an average of 37.4 millilitres of anesthetic compared to 25 millilitres for non-users. They also reported pain scores averaging six compared to 4.8 and received 58 per cent more opioids daily while in the hospital.found no big differences in cost, opioid use or complication rates among those using cannabis after hip arthroscopy.