Opioid consumption after lower limb amputation in Medicare beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite targeted national quality improvement initiatives, opioid prescription and use patterns after lower limb amputation are not well studied.

Objective

To determine risk factors associated with extended opioid use and rates of high-risk opioid prescribing after lower limb amputation.

Design and setting

A retrospective population-based study was performed by querying a 20% national sample of Medicare claims of patients undergoing lower limb amputation from 2009 to 2018. Patients were excluded if they did not discharge home or had subsequent surgery 180 days after discharge. Extended opioid use was defined as one opioid prescription filled within 90 days after discharge and another within 90-180 days. Chronic opioid users were defined as having a 180-day

SUBMITTER: Khouri AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713513 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature