Opioid use after surgical treatment in the Danish population—Protocol for a register‐based cohort study
Study context
- Population
- Danish patients undergoing the 10 most frequent surgical procedures in 2018, excluding cancer-related and minor procedures
- Planned comparison
- Preoperative opioid consumers vs non-opioid consumers
- Primary endpoint
- Dispensed postoperative opioid prescriptions at retail pharmacies
- Follow-up
- Over four quarters
Methodological detailsnational, Procedures and diagnoses identified by NOMESCO and ICD-10 codes; opioids by ATC codes N02A and R05DA04, Secondary analyses: associations with sex, age, education attainment, and oral morphine equivalent quotient
- National
- Procedures and diagnoses identified by NOMESCO and ICD-10 codes; opioids by ATC codes N02A and R05DA04
- Secondary analyses: associations with sex, age, education attainment, and oral morphine equivalent quotient
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Opioid use after surgical treatment in the Danish population—Protocol for a register‐based cohort study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 12 August 2024. doi:10.
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