Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Incidence and Risk Factors of Long-term Opioid Use in Elderly Trauma Patients.
Evaluate the incidence and risk factors of opioid use 1 year after injury in elderly trauma patients. ⋯ These results highlight that elderly trauma patients are at risk of long-term opioid use, especially if they had preinjury or early postinjury opioid consumption.