Preoperative Opioid Use and Readmissions Following Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between preoperative opioid exposure and readmissions following common surgery.

Summary background data

Preoperative opioid use is common, but its effect on opioid-related, pain-related, respiratory-related, and all-cause readmissions following surgery is unknown.

Methods

We analyzed claims data from a 20% national Medicare sample of patients ages ≥ 65 with Medicare Part D claims undergoing surgery between January 1, 2009 and November 30, 2016. We grouped patients by the dose, duration, recency, and continuity of preoperative opioid prescription fills. We used logistic regression to examine the association between prior opioid exposure and 30-day readmissions, adjusted for patient risk factors and procedure type.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Tang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7935087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature