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The Association Of Prescription Opioid Exposure And Patient Factors With Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use In Opioid Naive Patients, Jennifer Lanzillotta
The Association Of Prescription Opioid Exposure And Patient Factors With Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use In Opioid Naive Patients, Jennifer Lanzillotta
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Background
Research suggests prolonged postoperative opioid use occurs in 4-13% of opioid naïve patients and is related to factors other than surgical pain. However, it is unclear which patient factors and prescribing practices are associated with prolonged use after surgery among opioid naïve patients.
Objectives
To identify factors associated with prolonged postoperative opioid use (refills 90-180 days after surgery) in opioid naïve patients in two domains: specific patient characteristics (demographics, smoking status, comorbidities, etc.) and exposure through postoperative opioid prescriptions (in oral morphine milligram equivalents [OME]).
Methods
An electronic medical record dataset analysis of inpatient and outpatient opioid naïve adult …