Long-term prescription opioid use following surgery in the US (2017-2022): a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the last decade, numerous efforts have been made to combat the opioid crisis globally. The impact of these strategies has not been adequately measured and may differ across populations depending on baseline risk. We compared changes in long-term prescription opioid use following surgery within a national US cohort, between 2017 and 2022.

Methods

We used TRICARE claims data to identify individuals undergoing one of 14 representative surgical procedures. The rate of post-operative long-term prescription opioid use during 2020-22 was compared to 2017-19. We used modified Poisson regression analyses to adjust for confounding. We performed secondary analyses that accounted for interactions between the time period and race, pre-operative opioid use, surgical care s

SUBMITTER: Schoenfeld AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11703578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature