Opioid Prescribing and Use Patterns in Postsurgical Facial Trauma Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Facial fractures are painful injuries routinely managed by opioids after surgical repair. Studies have identified patient risk factors and prescribing patterns associated with opioid use in medicine and general surgery; however, little is known about these entities in the facial trauma population.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of opioid-naive patients undergoing surgical repair of facial fractures was conducted using the Truven Health MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters (2006 to 2015) and Medicaid Multi-State Databases (2011 to 2015). Eligible procedures included nasal, nasoorbitoethmoid, orbital, mandible, and Le Fort fracture repair. Opioid type, daily dosage, and prescription duration were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression was performed

SUBMITTER: Lapidus JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7080326 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature