Table 4 Proportion of patients with one-year long-term opioid use (1yrLT) among previous and new users of opioids according to categories of surgical procedures, i.e., NOMESCO main chapters
NCSP chapters N (%) | Previous opioid users | New opioid users | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1yrLT | Total | 1yrLT | |
Nervous system | 16 991 | 1685 (9.9) | 20 971 | 111 (0.5) |
Endocrine organs | 246 | 43 (17.4) | 599 | - |
Eye | 6434 | 1589 (24.7) | 5706 | 63 (1.1) |
Ear, nose, sinus, larynx | 5150 | 572 (11.1) | 22 504 | 26 (0.1) |
Teeth, jaw, mouth and pharynx | 6657 | 305 (4.5) | 34 709 | 15 (0.04) |
Heart and the large internal thoracic veins | 1760 | 341 (19.3) | 3992 | 29 (0.7) |
Chest | 801 | 144 (17.9) | 3143 | 31 (0.9) |
Mammae | 1235 | 93 (7.5) | 4524 | - |
Digestive organs and spleen | 19 704 | 2365 (12.0) | 58 031 | 182 (0.3) |
Urinary organs, male genitalia and retroperitoneal room | 3789 | 609 (16.0) | 7927 | 34 (0.4) |
Female genitalia | 6456 | 1007 (15.6) | 14 470 | 28 (0.1) |
Birth, pregnancy | 502 | 76 (15.1) | 1596 | - |
Locomotor system | 66 031 | 5092 (7.7) | 233 607 | 776 (0.3) |
Peripheral veins and lymph system | 2516 | 403 (16.0) | 7221 | 54 (0.7) |
Skin | 11 818 | 1973 (16.6) | 30 445 | 165 (0.5) |
Minor surgical procedures | 16 363 | 3048 (18.6) | 45 079 | 221 (0.4) |
Transluminal endoscopy | 15 213 | 4013 (26.3) | 10 541 | 167 (1.5) |
Assessments related to surgical procedures | 4285 | 1021 (23.8) | 2345 | 32 (1.3) |
Extraction of organ or tissue for transplantation | 17 | - | 117 | - |