Opiate Prescriptions Vary among Common Urologic Procedures: A Claims Dataset Analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to better understand differences in the total days' supply and fills of common opiates following urologic procedures. The Truven Health MarketScan® database was used to extract CPT codes from adults 18 years or older who underwent a urologic procedure with 90-day follow-up from 2012-2015 within the Austin-Round Rock, Texas metropolitan service area. A multivariate analysis and first hurdle modeling with a logistic outcome for any opiates was used to (1) assess differences in opioid prescribing patterns, (2) investigate opioid prescription outcomes, and (3) explore variability among opiate prescription patterns across seven urologic procedure categories. Among the 2312 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 23.7% received an opiate, with an average total day's supply of 6

SUBMITTER: Patel AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8911322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature