Postoperative opioid prescribing patients with diabetes: Opportunities for personalized pain management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioids are commonly prescribed for postoperative pain, but may lead to prolonged use and addiction. Diabetes impairs nerve function, complicates pain management, and makes opioid prescribing particularly challenging.

Methods

This retrospective observational study included a cohort of postoperative patients from a multisite academic health system to assess the relationship between diabetes, pain, and prolonged opioid use (POU), 2008-2019. POU was defined as a new opioid prescription 3-6 months after discharge. The odds that a patient had POU was assessed using multivariate logistic regression controlling for patient factors (e.g., demographic and clinical factors, as well as prior pain and opiate use).

Findings

A total of 43,654 patients were included, 12.4

SUBMITTER: Zammit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449216 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature