Efficacy of short-term, low-dose oral olanzapine at reducing perioperative anxiety, pain, and enhancing recovery in patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty.

Key Points

• To evaluate the effects of short-term, low-dose oral olanzapine on perioperative anxiety, pain, and recovery in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
• Administered low-dose oral olanzapine to patients before joint arthroplasty.
• Monitored levels of perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain.
• Evaluated functional recovery in patients after surgery.
• Olanzapine reduced levels of perioperative anxiety among patients.
• Postoperative pain was significantly mitigated in those receiving olanzapine.
• Improvement in hip functional recovery was noted in total hip arthroplasty patients.