Prevalence of and risk factors associated with chronic opioid use after traumatic injury: A historical cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service sample cohort data.

ABSTRACT: Chronic opioid use (COU) after traumatic injuries is a global health concern. COU after trauma delays recovery and increases the risk of long-term drug dependence. However, the population-prevalence and factors associated with COU after traumatic injury in South Korea remain unclear. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of COU and associated risk factors in patients after trauma in South Korea. A historical cohort study using the population-representative database including 1,103,405 South Korean subjects, patients admitted due to a newly diagnosed trauma (n = 65,444) or nontraumatic etiologies (n = 338,321) from January 1, 2003, to June 30, 2015, were analyzed. COU was defined as the prescription of opioid in the first 3 to 6 months from the index date. Prevalence of COU was summarized. A

SUBMITTER: Kim KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11608707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature