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ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2016

A comparison of opioid use between WCB recipients and other Manitobans for knee, shoulder, back and carpal tunnel release procedures.

Allen Kraut, Colette B Raymond, Okechukwu Ekuma, Leigh Anne Shafer

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Article in American journal of industrial medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Allen KrautDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.
Colette B RaymondDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.
Okechukwu EkumaManitoba Center for Health Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.
Leigh Anne ShaferDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada.
Manitoba Health · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study's objectives were to evaluate whether WCB claimants with conditions requiring certain surgical procedures are more likely to be prescribed outpatient opioids than other Manitobans and whether those prescribed opioids are more likely to still be on opioid medications 6 months post procedure.

methodsWe compared 7,246 WCB claims for a number of surgical procedures to 65,032 similar procedures performed in other Manitobans. Logistic regression was used to explore the association between being a WCB claimant and being prescribed opioids, while controlling for type of surgical procedure and other potential confounders.

resultsWCB claimants were more likely than other Manitobans to be prescribed opioids (adjusted OR 1.38; 95%CI 1.30-1.47). Amongst those prescribed opioids, the odds of being still on opioids 6 months post-procedure were not significantly elevated for WCB claimants (adjusted OR 1.09 95%CI 0.97-1.23).

conclusionsWCB claimants are prescribed opioids more often than non-claimants for similar procedures.

Indexed as

Carpal Tunnel SyndromeJoint DiseasesAdolescentAdultAnalgesics, OpioidArthroscopyBackDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansKnee JointLogistic ModelsMaleManitobaMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesAnalgesics, OpioidManitobaopioidssurgeryWorkers Compensation Board

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PMID26792402
PMCPMC5066757
OpenAlexW2307645792

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