Opioid prescriptions after knee replacement: a retrospective study of pathways and prognostic factors in the Swiss healthcare setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The optimal use of opioids after knee replacement (KR) remains to be determined, given the growing evidence that opioids are no more effective than other analgesics and that their adverse effects can impair quality of life. Therefore, the objective is to examine opioid prescriptions after KR.

Design

In this retrospective study, we used descriptive statistics and estimated the association of prognostic factors using generalised negative binomial models.

Setting

The study is based on anonymised claims data of patients with mandatory health insurance at Helsana, a leading Swiss health insurance.

Participants

Overall, 9122 patients undergoing KR between 2015 and 2018 were identified.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Based on reimbursed bills

SUBMITTER: Wirth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008278 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature