New Persistent Opioid Use After Outpatient Ureteroscopy for Upper Tract Stone Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the incidence of persistent opioid use following ureteroscopy (URS). Over 100 Americans die every day from opioid overdose. Recent studies suggest that many opioid addictions surface after surgery.

Methods

Using claims data, we identified adults who underwent outpatient URS for treatment of upper tract stones between January 2008 and December 2016 and filled an opioid prescription attributable to URS. We then measured the rate of new persistent opioid use-defined as continued use of opioids 91-180 days after URS among those who were previously opioid-naive. Finally, we fit multivariable models to assess whether new persistent opioid use was associated with the amount of opioid prescribed at the time of URS.

Results

In total, 27,740 patients underw

SUBMITTER: Tam CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889072 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature