Brady T Williams1, Nathan J Redlich1, Dara J Mickschl1, Steven I Grindel2. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Electronic address: sgrindel@mcw.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recent orthopedic research has questioned the effect of opioid use on surgical outcomes. This study investigated this in the context of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that preoperative opioid use would be associated with inferior outcomes and greater postoperative opioid requirements. METHODS: A database query identified adult patients with full-thickness or partial-thickness supraspinatus tears surgically treated between 2011 and 2015. Preoperative and postoperative outcomes scores (active range of motion [AROM], American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons [ASES], Constant scores, Simple Shoulder Test [SST], and visual analog scale [VAS] for pain) and postoperative opioid use were retrospectively recorded. Patients with less than 2 years of follow-up data at the time of the retrospective review were contacted for prospective ASES, SST, and VAS data collection. RESULTS: A total of 200 patients, 44 of whom received opioids preoperatively, were identified for inclusion. Patients prescribed preoperative opioids had consistently inferior preoperative and postoperative outcomes scores; however, the magnitudes of improvement were not significantly different between groups. Postoperatively, patients in the preoperative opioid group received 1.91 (95% confidence interval, 1.31-2.78) times more opioids over a postoperative course of treatment that was 2.73 (95% confidence interval, 1.62-4.59) times longer. In addition to having a greater proportion of women, this group also had significantly higher rates of certain comorbidities, including back pain, depression, degenerative joint disease, and chronic pain conditions. CONCLUSIONS: All patients demonstrated significant improvements in outcomes scores after surgical repair that were not significantly different between groups. However, patients taking opioids preoperatively did not ultimately reach the same level of functionality and had substantially greater opioid requirements postoperatively.
BACKGROUND: Recent orthopedic research has questioned the effect of opioid use on surgical outcomes. This study investigated this in the context of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that preoperative opioid use would be associated with inferior outcomes and greater postoperative opioid requirements. METHODS: A database query identified adult patients with full-thickness or partial-thickness supraspinatus tears surgically treated between 2011 and 2015. Preoperative and postoperative outcomes scores (active range of motion [AROM], American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons [ASES], Constant scores, Simple Shoulder Test [SST], and visual analog scale [VAS] for pain) and postoperative opioid use were retrospectively recorded. Patients with less than 2 years of follow-up data at the time of the retrospective review were contacted for prospective ASES, SST, and VAS data collection. RESULTS: A total of 200 patients, 44 of whom received opioids preoperatively, were identified for inclusion. Patients prescribed preoperative opioids had consistently inferior preoperative and postoperative outcomes scores; however, the magnitudes of improvement were not significantly different between groups. Postoperatively, patients in the preoperative opioid group received 1.91 (95% confidence interval, 1.31-2.78) times more opioids over a postoperative course of treatment that was 2.73 (95% confidence interval, 1.62-4.59) times longer. In addition to having a greater proportion of women, this group also had significantly higher rates of certain comorbidities, including back pain, depression, degenerative joint disease, and chronic pain conditions. CONCLUSIONS: All patients demonstrated significant improvements in outcomes scores after surgical repair that were not significantly different between groups. However, patients taking opioids preoperatively did not ultimately reach the same level of functionality and had substantially greater opioid requirements postoperatively.
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