Persistent Opioid Usage After Urologic Intervention and the Impact of Tramadol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if patients who receive tramadol are as likely to develop persistent usage compared to other opioids after urologic surgery and procedures.

Methods

We identified adults 18 to 64 years old who underwent a urologic procedure in the years 2014 to 2017 using the Truven MarketScan database and subsequently filled an opioid prescription within two weeks of discharge. Patients were excluded if they had any previous opioid prescriptions in the year before surgery. A multivariate logistic regression model was constructed to estimate influence of type of opioid on discharge and various comorbidities on persistent use to determine if persistent use was related to the choice of discharge opioid. We also compared these rates to a 1:3 comorbidities matched, non-surg

SUBMITTER: Wackerbarth JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713955 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature