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Table 8 Associations of preoperative medical/psychological comorbidities with pain/opioid use after THA

From: Risk factors for pain after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review

First author

Year

Study design

n

Follow-up

Outcome measures

Associations of preoperative comorbidities with postoperative pain/opioid use

Prentice [9]

2019

RC

12,560

1 yr

Opioid usage

Higher postoperative opioid prescriptions with anxiety, chronic pulmonary disease, substance abuse, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), peripheral vascular disease, chronic blood loss anemia, congestive heart failure

Bedard [11]

2017

RC

37,393

1 yr

Opioid use

Higher risk postoperative opioid use with preoperative anxiety, depression, drug use, alcohol use, smoking

Brembo [12]

2017

PC

223

3 mo

WOMAC

Worse pain with increased medical comorbidities

Dowsey [15]

2016

PC

382

1 and 2 yr

HHS

Worse pain with poor mental function

Greene [17]

2016

RC

17,147

1 yr

VAS for pain

Worse pain if using antidepressants

Rajamaki [21]

2015

PC

54

1–2 yr

NRS

Greater odds of pain in diabetes

Lavernia [25]

2014

RC

60

11 (3–24) mo

HHS

Worse pain in vitamin D insufficiency

Petrovic [27]

2014

CC

90

1 d

NRS

Higher odds of pain in type D personality, anxiety, depression

Dowsey [22]

2014

PC

835

1 yr

HHS

Worse pain with increased medical comorbidities

Pinto [32]

2017

CC

48

4–6 mo

NRS

Worse pain with poor disease process perception and emotional representation

Judge [2]

2013

PC

1431

1–5 yr

OHS

Worse pain in medical comorbidities

Singh [34]

2013

PC

5707, 3289

2 yr, 5 yr

VAS for pain

No association

Jones [35]

2012

PC

231

3 yr

WOMAC

Worse pain with cardiac disease

Smith [37]

2012

PC

1318

3 yr

HHS

Worse pain with cardiac disease, hypertension, increase medical comorbidities, NSAID use

Allen Butler [38]

2011

PR

119

2 yr

VAS, HHS, SF-12

Worse pain with poor mental component score

Singh [46]

2010

PC

5707, 3289

2 yr, 5 yr

Pain medication use

Greater odds of pain, NSAID use, and opioid use in depression

Riediger [44]

2010

PC

79

8 wk

WOMAC, SF-36

Worse pain in depression and somatoform disorders

Rolfson [49]

2009

RC

6158

1 yr

VAS for pain

Worse pain in anxiety and depression

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CAD Coronary artery disease, CC Case–control, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, CI Confidence interval, HHS Harris Hip Score, HTN Hypertension, NRS Numerical rating scale, NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, OHS Oxford Hip Score, OR Odds ratio, PC Prospective cohort, PR Prospective randomized, RC Retrospective cohort, SF-12 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, SF-36 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, VAS 10-cm visual analog scale, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index