Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Impact of preoperative opioid exposure on cost of care and workplace productivity loss after elective surgery
Authors' conclusion
High preoperative opioid use is associated with increased healthcare utilization and costs following common elective surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Adults admitted and discharged from common elective surgeries, US MarketScan Commercial and Health and Productivity Management databases, January 2018 to June 2021
- Participants
- 10,737 adults
- Exposure
- High vs low vs no preoperative opioid use
- Outcome
- Total direct payments (USD) and workplace absenteeism
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailsclaims database (MarketScan)
- Claims database (MarketScan)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Estimated payments for care
High
$4212
USD
Naive
$2706
USD
Low
$3059
USD
High vs Naive: P = 0.007 · High vs Low: P = 0.045
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Workplace absenteeism · 6 months
- No significant difference between groups
Original publication
Impact of preoperative opioid exposure on cost of care and workplace productivity loss after elective surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 31 January 2025. doi:10.
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