Nonopioid Analgesic Prescriptions Filled after Surgery among Older Adults in Ontario, Canada: A Population-based Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
The proportion of postoperative patients who fill prescriptions for nonopioid analgesics has increased.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 66 yr or older undergoing surgery in Ontario, Canada, fiscal years 2013–2019
- Participants
- 278,366 admissions
- Exposure
- Nonopioid analgesic prescriptions filled after surgery, 2013 vs 2019
- Outcome
- Percentage of patients with new filled prescriptions for nonopioid analgesics
- Follow-up
- Within 7 days of discharge
Methodological detailslinked health administrative data
- Linked health administrative data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Filled nonopioid prescription within 7 days postoperatively
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Acetaminophen prescription filled · greatest increase
Combination analgesic prescription filled
Both separate opioid and nonopioid prescriptions filled
Overall received both an opioid and a nonopioid
Overall received both an opioid and a nonopioid
- Remained constant over time
Analgesic class filled, overall
- No opioid prescription
- 22% (n = 60,181)
- Nonopioid only
- 2% (n = 5,534)
- Opioid only
- 21% (n = 59,608)
- Some combination of opioid and nonopioid
- 55% (n = 153,043)
Original publication
Nonopioid Analgesic Prescriptions Filled after Surgery among Older Adults in Ontario, Canada: A Population-based Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. Published 21 November 2022. doi:10.
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