Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Risk factors for new antidepressant use after surgery in Sweden: a nationwide, observational cohort study
Authors' conclusion
One in 20 postoperative patients are prescribed antidepressants
Study context
- Population
- Adults ≥18 yr without antidepressant use in prior 5 yr undergoing noncardiac surgery, 23 Swedish hospitals, 2007–2014
- Participants
- 223,617 adults
- Outcome
- New antidepressant prescription collected (proxy for postoperative depression)
- Follow-up
- 31-365 days after surgery
Methodological detailsregistry-based, national multicentre
- Registry-based
- National multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
New antidepressant prescription collected 31-365 days after surgery
Incidence of new antidepressant prescription
4.9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Risk factors for new antidepressant use after surgery in Sweden: a nationwide, observational cohort study. BJA Open. Published 21 July 2023. doi:10.
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