Perioperative Analgesics and Anesthesia as Risk Factors for Postoperative Chronic Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Japanese Hospital Claims Data

• Main Authors: Kazutaka Nozawa (Author), Yingsong Lin (Author), Nozomi Ebata (Author), Ryozo Wakabayashi (Author), Takahiro Ushida (Author), Masataka Deie (Author), Shogo Kikuchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients with chronic postsurgical pain are commonly prescribed opioids chronically because of refractory pain although chronic opioid use can cause various severe problems. Objective We aimed to investigate postoperative chronic opioid use and its association with perioperative...