# Trends in Opioid Prescribing and New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery in the United States

*PRI Rank #8 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Anesthesia and Pain Management Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #8 |
| 18m citations | 27 |
| Journal | Annals of Surgery |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1097/sla.0000000000006461 |
| Corresponding authors | Alexandra O. Luby, Dominic Alessio-Bilowus, Hsou Mei Hu, Jennifer F. Waljee |
| Institution | University of Michigan, United States |

**Ranking page:** [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)

**Paper link:** [10.1097/sla.0000000000006461](https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006461)

## 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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