Osteoarthritis of the knee clinical care standard indicators: 5c-Proportion of patients prescribed opioids for longer than three months for the management of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | Indicator 5c-Proportion of patients prescribed opioids for longer than three months for the management of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis |
METEOR identifier: | 644310 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
Description: | Proportion of patients prescribed opioids for longer than three months for the management of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis. |
Rationale: | Opioids are associated with adverse events (including dependence), which are sometimes very serious (Nuesch et al. 2009). There are additional risks for older people, where the increased likelihood of a fall with opioid use can lead to serious fractures. |
Indicator set: | Clinical care standard indicators: osteoarthritis of the knee Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
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