New Persistent Opioid Use After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Commercially Insured Patients
Clement K, Canner J, Whitman G, Lawton J, Grant M, Sussman M. New Persistent Opioid Use After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Commercially Insured Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 829-835. PMID: 32004502, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useAortic valve replacementMitral valve replacementMitral valve repairOpioid-naive patientsMitral valve surgeryOpioid useValve replacementValve repairOpioid prescriptionsValve surgeryPerioperative periodRisk factorsMitral valve replacement/repairValve replacement/repairMultivariable logistic regressionHealthcare paymentsTotal healthcare paymentsReplacement/repairOpioid prescribingPrescription opioidsCostly complicationEmergency departmentPatients