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Development of a Medicare Claims-Based Model to Predict Persistent High-Dose Opioid Use After Total Knee Replacement.

Chandrasekar GopalakrishnanRishi J DesaiJessica M FranklinYinzhu JinJoyce LiiDaniel H SolomonJeffrey N KatzYvonne C LeePatricia D FranklinSeoyoung C Kim
Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
In this cohort of older patients, 10.6% became persistent high dose (mean=22.4 MME/day) opioid users after TKR. Our model with 10 readily available clinical factors may help identify patients at high risk of future adverse outcomes from persistent opioid use after TKR.
Keyphrases
  • high dose
  • low dose
  • stem cell transplantation
  • chronic pain
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • pain management
  • health insurance
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • current status
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • electronic health record