Potential Opioid-Related Adverse Drug Events Are Associated With Decreased Revenue in Hip Replacement Surgery in the Older Population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs) are an increasingly recognized complication associated with the common prescription of opioids after orthopedic surgery. In this study, we attempted to understand how potential ORADEs following hip replacement surgery in older patients affected hospital length of stay, hospital revenue, and their association with specific risk factors and clinically relevant diseases occurring during hospitalization.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrative Database to analyze Medicare discharges after hip replacement surgery to identify potential ORADEs. The impact of potential ORADEs on mean hospital length of stay (LOS) and hospital revenue was analyzed.

Result

SUBMITTER: Baker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7097868 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature