Incidence of persistent opioid use following traumatic injury
Authors' conclusion
These data demonstrate that new persistent opioid use frequently occurs in these common hospitalized trauma populations.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals hospitalized after burn injury, motor vehicle collision (MVC) or orthopedic injury, insurance claims 2001–2020
- Exposure
- Burn injury vs MVC vs orthopedic injury hospitalized trauma populations
- Burn, no graftingn = 2,305
- Burn, graftingn = 1,504
- MVCn = 9,041
- Orthopedicn = 47, 637
- Outcome
- New persistent opioid use (≥1 opioid prescriptions 90-180 days after injury, no opioid prescriptions in the year prior)
- Follow-up
- 90-180 days following injury
Methodological detailsinsurance claims data
- Insurance claims data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
New persistent opioid use
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Persistent opioid use, all trauma cohorts vs non-traumatic surgery
Persistent opioid use, all trauma cohorts vs non-traumatic surgery
- Rates in all trauma cohorts greater than in both non-traumatic major and minor surgery
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Incidence of persistent opioid use following traumatic injury. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 26 June 2023. doi:10.
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