Kevin Vu, Huan Deng, Brian Kelter, Lauren Shepler, Barclay Stewart, Steven Wolf, Samuel Mandell, Alyssa Bamer, Anupam Mehta, Lewis Kazis, Colleen Ryan, Jeffrey Schneider
OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to examine long-term pain medication usage after burn injury and its association with functional and psychosocial outcomes. DESIGN: This is a multi-center retrospective cohort study utilizing the Burn Model System National Longitudinal Database. Participants injured from 2015 to 2021 were divided into two groups, those taking and not taking prescription pain medication at 12 months after injury. Regression analyses examined associations between pain medication use and outcomes at 12 months, adjusting for demographics, burn size, length of hospital stay, and pre-injury pain medication use and employment status...
February 12, 2024: American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation