Positive Association between Peri-Surgical Opioid Exposure and Post-Discharge Opioid-Related Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple studies have investigated the epidemic of persistent opioid use as a common postsurgical complication. However, there exists a knowledge gap in the association between the level of opioid exposure in the peri-surgical setting and post-discharge adverse outcomes to patients and healthcare settings. We analyzed the association between peri-surgical opioid exposure use and post-discharge outcomes, including persistent postsurgical opioid prescription, opioid-related symptoms (ORS), and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU).

Methods

A retrospective cohort study included patients undergoing cesarean delivery, hysterectomy, spine surgery, total hip arthroplasty, or total knee arthroplasty in an academic healthcare system between January 2015 and June 2018. Per

SUBMITTER: Kim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9819163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature