Opioids After Orthopedic Injuries: Just the Beginning

Haider et  al. used the Tricare insurance dataset to report the association between opioid exposure in the 6 months prior to orthopedic trauma and the duration of opioid use after discharge. The ability to identify opioid use over time for a large population, particularly prior to an unanticipated injury, i s limited to insurance claims data. Since Tricare covers both service members and their dependents, it allows a snapshot of this problem in a younger, more diverse population than other national claims datasets.
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research