Trends in Opioid Prescribing and New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery in the United States
Most Cited Paper
in Anesthesia and Pain Management
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Trends in Opioid Prescribing and New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery in the United States”
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Topics
Persistent opioid use · Postoperative opioid prescribing · Opioid-naive patients · Oral morphine equivalents · Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) claims data · retrospective cohort study · Multi-payer claims data analysis · Mixed effects logistic regression · Opioid stewardship · total knee arthroplasty · Shoulder arthroscopy · Orthopedic surgery · Preoperative nonopioid controlled substance use · Postoperative complication · Initial opioid prescription size · Long-term opioid use risk · Opioid prescribing trends 2013-2021 · odds ratio · Privately insured adult patients · Dose-response relationship between prescription size and persistent use
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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Anesthesia and Pain Management Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/anesthesia-and-pain-management/2026. Accessed 2026-07-13. Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459