Raoul Daoust1, Jean Paquet2, Lynne Moore2, Marcel Émond2, Sophie Gosselin2, Gilles Lavigne2, Manon Choinière2, Aline Boulanger2, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong2, Jean-Marc Chauny2. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine (Daoust, Paquet, Chauny), Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal; Faculté de Médecine (Daoust, Mac-Thiong, Chauny), Université de Montréal; Montréal, Que.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Moore), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval; Axe de recherche en traumatologie-urgence-soins intensifs du Centre de recherche FRQS du CHU-Québec (Moore); Département de médecine familiale et de médecine d'urgence (Émond), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Gosselin), McGill University Health Centre, McGill University; Faculties of Dental Medicine and Medicine (Lavigne), Université de Montréal; Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine (Lavigne), Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (CIUSSS du Nord de-l'Île-de-Montréal); Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) (Choinière, Boulanger); Département d'anesthésiologie (Choinière), Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal; Research Centre (Daoust, Paquet, Mac-Thiong, Chauny), Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur (CIUSSS du Nord de-l'Île-de-Montréal), Montréal, Que. raoul.daoust@videotron.ca. 2. Department of Emergency Medicine (Daoust, Paquet, Chauny), Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal; Faculté de Médecine (Daoust, Mac-Thiong, Chauny), Université de Montréal; Montréal, Que.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Moore), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval; Axe de recherche en traumatologie-urgence-soins intensifs du Centre de recherche FRQS du CHU-Québec (Moore); Département de médecine familiale et de médecine d'urgence (Émond), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Gosselin), McGill University Health Centre, McGill University; Faculties of Dental Medicine and Medicine (Lavigne), Université de Montréal; Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine (Lavigne), Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (CIUSSS du Nord de-l'Île-de-Montréal); Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) (Choinière, Boulanger); Département d'anesthésiologie (Choinière), Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal; Research Centre (Daoust, Paquet, Mac-Thiong, Chauny), Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur (CIUSSS du Nord de-l'Île-de-Montréal), Montréal, Que.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence for an association between opioid use and risk of falls or fractures in older adults is inconsistent. We examine the association between recent opioid use and the risk, as well as the clinical outcomes, of fall-related injuries in a large trauma population of older adults. METHODS: In a retrospective, observational, multicentre cohort study conducted on registry data, we included all patients aged 65 years and older who were admitted (hospital stay > 2 d) for injury in 57 trauma centres in the province of Quebec, Canada, between 2004 and 2014. We looked at opioid prescriptions filled in the 2 weeks preceding the trauma in patients who sustained a fall, compared with those who sustained an injury through another mechanism. RESULTS: A total of 67 929 patients were retained for analysis. Mean age was 80.9 (± 8.0) years and 69% were women. The percentage of patients who had filled an opioid prescription in the 2 weeks preceding an injury was 4.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.7%-5.1%) for patients who had had a fall, compared with 1.5% (95% CI 1.2%-1.8%) for those who had had an injury through another mechanism. After we controlled for confounding variables, patients who had filled an opioid prescription within 2 weeks before injury were 2.4 times more likely to have a fall rather than any other type of injury. For patients who had a fall-related injury, those who used opioids were at increased risk of in-hospital death (odds ratio 1.58; 95% CI 1.34-1.86). INTERPRETATION: Recent opioid use is associated with an increased risk of fall and an increased likelihood of death in older adults.
BACKGROUND: Evidence for an association between opioid use and risk of falls or fractures in older adults is inconsistent. We examine the association between recent opioid use and the risk, as well as the clinical outcomes, of fall-related injuries in a large trauma population of older adults. METHODS: In a retrospective, observational, multicentre cohort study conducted on registry data, we included all patients aged 65 years and older who were admitted (hospital stay > 2 d) for injury in 57 trauma centres in the province of Quebec, Canada, between 2004 and 2014. We looked at opioid prescriptions filled in the 2 weeks preceding the trauma in patients who sustained a fall, compared with those who sustained an injury through another mechanism. RESULTS: A total of 67 929 patients were retained for analysis. Mean age was 80.9 (± 8.0) years and 69% were women. The percentage of patients who had filled an opioid prescription in the 2 weeks preceding an injury was 4.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.7%-5.1%) for patients who had had a fall, compared with 1.5% (95% CI 1.2%-1.8%) for those who had had an injury through another mechanism. After we controlled for confounding variables, patients who had filled an opioid prescription within 2 weeks before injury were 2.4 times more likely to have a fall rather than any other type of injury. For patients who had a fall-related injury, those who used opioids were at increased risk of in-hospital death (odds ratio 1.58; 95% CI 1.34-1.86). INTERPRETATION: Recent opioid use is associated with an increased risk of fall and an increased likelihood of death in older adults.
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