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. 2023 Apr 3;5:19. doi: 10.1186/s42836-023-00172-9

Table 8.

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

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

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