Time trends and patterns in opioid prescription use following orthopaedic surgery in Ontario, Canada, from 2004/2005 to 2017/2018: a population-based study.
Mayilee CanizaresJ Denise PowerAnthony V PerruccioChristian VeilletteNizar MahomedY Raja RampersaudPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Most patients filled opioid prescriptions after surgery, and many continued filling prescriptions after 3 months. During a period of general increase in awareness of opioid harms and dissemination of guidelines/policies aimed at opioid prescribing for chronic pain, we found changes in prescribing practices following elective orthopaedic surgery. Findings illustrate the potential impact of guidelines/policies on shaping prescription patterns in the surgical population, even in the absence of specific guidelines for surgical prescribing.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- primary care
- pain management
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- coronary artery bypass
- public health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- adverse drug
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- surgical site infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported
- electronic health record