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Citation

Kraut A, Raymond CB, Ekuma O, Shafer LA. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2016; 59(4): 257-263.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.22562

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background

This 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.


Methods

We 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.


Results

WCB 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).


Conclusions

WCB claimants are prescribed opioids more often than non-claimants for similar procedures. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:257-263, 2016. © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Language: en

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