Trends in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder among Commercially Insured U.S. Surgical Patients, 2016 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal management of perioperative pain in patients using medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is unclear. To motivate and inform efforts to develop evidence-based guidelines for perioperative pain management in these patients, it is important to evaluate whether the prevalence of MOUD use in surgical patients is increasing and to identify which procedures have the highest rate of MOUD use.

Methods

This cohort study analyzed adults 18 to 64 yr undergoing 1 of 1,083 major surgical procedures from 2016 to 2022 from the Merative MarketScan Commercial Database, which includes commercial claims from 22 to 28 million privately insured patients annually. Annual changes in MOUD use from 1 to 180 days before surgery were evaluated using logistic regression model

SUBMITTER: Bicket MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12949413 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature