Time trends and patterns in opioid prescription use following orthopaedic surgery in Ontario, Canada, from 2004/2005 to 2017/2018: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Increased use of opioids and their associated harms have raised concerns around prescription opioid use for pain management following surgery. We examined trends and patterns of opioid prescribing following elective orthopaedic surgery. Population-based study. Ontario, Canada. Ontario residents aged 66+ years who had elective orthopaedic surgery from April 2004 to March 2018. Postoperative opioid use (short term: within 90 days of surgery, prolonged: within 180 days and chronic: within 1 year), specific opioids prescribed, average duration (days) and amount (morphine milligram equivalents) of the initial prescription by year of surgery. We included 464 460 elective orthopaedic surgeries in 2004/2005-2017/2018: 80% of patients used opioids within 1 year of surgery-25.1% were chronic users.

SUBMITTER: Canizares M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649703 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature