2020
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
2019
Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting
Clement K, Canner J, Lawton J, Whitman G, Grant M, Sussman M. Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 160: 954-963.e4. PMID: 32007246, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAmbulatory CareAnalgesics, OpioidCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, FactualDrug Administration ScheduleDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPain, PostoperativePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsPerioperative periodNaïve patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAmount of opioidsAppropriate opioid prescribingObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionPrescription opioid overdosePrior substance abuseInsurance claims dataOpioid requirementsOutpatient opioidsOpioid prescribingCardiac surgeryPulmonary diseaseOpioid dependenceProspective studyRisk factorsFemale gender