Factors Associated with Postoperative Opioid Use in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to identify factors associated with postoperative prescription opioid use in adolescents.

Methods

Adolescents aged 13-20 years undergoing surgery were prospectively recruited from a children's hospital. Adolescent-parent dyads completed a preoperative survey, measuring clinical and sociodemographic factors, and two postoperative surveys evaluating self-reported opioid use at 30- and 90-days. Poisson regression analysis identified factors associated with the number of pills used within 90-days, adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, surgery type, and pain at discharge.

Results

We enrolled 119 adolescents who reported postoperative opioid use following posterior spinal fusion (PSF) (50 %), arthroscopy (23 %), pectus excavatum repair (11 %), tonsi

SUBMITTER: Odegard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614161 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature