• J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Nov 2018

    Observational Study

    Risk factors for postoperative opioid use after elective shoulder arthroplasty.

    • Anita G Rao, Priscilla H Chan, Heather A Prentice, Elizabeth W Paxton, Ronald A Navarro, Mark T Dillon, and Anshuman Singh.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwest Permanente Medical Group, Portland, OR, USA. Electronic address: anita.g.rao@kp.org.
    • J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Nov 1; 27 (11): 1960-1968.

    BackgroundThe opioid epidemic remains a serious issue in the United States with significant impact to the medical and socioeconomic welfare of communities. We sought to determine baseline opioid use in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty (SA) and identify patient characteristics, comorbidities, and surgical risk factors associated with postoperative opioid use.MethodsA Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry identified the number of dispensed opioid medication prescriptions (Rxs) in the first postoperative year in patients who underwent elective primary SA from 2008 to 2014. We used Poisson regression to study the effect of preoperative risks factors on number of dispensed opioid Rxs in the first postoperative year, evaluated quarterly (Q1: days 0-90, Q2: days 91-180, Q3: days 181-270, Q4: days 271-360).ResultsIncluded were 4243 SAs from 3996 patients, and 75% used opioids in the 1-year preoperative period. The factors associated with increased opioid use in all postoperative quarters (Q4 incident rate ratio [IRR] shown) were age <60 years (IRR, 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29-1.51), preoperative opioid use (1-4 Rxs: IRR, 2.15; 95% CI, 1.85-2.51; ≥5 Rxs: IRR, 9.83; 95% CI , 8.53-11.32), anxiety (IRR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.03-1.20), opioid dependence (IRR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05-1.43), substance abuse (IRR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.07-1.28), and general chronic pain (IRR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.28-1.50).ConclusionOpioid usage in patients undergoing SA is widespread at 1 year, with three-fourths of patients having been dispensed at least one Rx. These findings emphasize the need for surgeon and patient awareness as well as education in the management of postoperative opioid usage associated with the indicated conditions. Surgeons may consider these risk factors for preoperative risk stratification and targeted deployment of preventative strategies.Copyright © 2018 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Board of Trustees. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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