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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for persistent opioid use after thoracic surgery in Japan.\r\nDesign:A retrospective cohort study using linked medical claims data from the National Health Insurance in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.\r\nPatients:Patients aged \u226518 who underwent thoracic (mediastinal or lung) surgery between October 2012 and September 2021 were included in this study.\r\nMain outcome measures:Persistent opioid use was defined as prescription from 0 to 14 days after surgery and 91 to 180 days after surgery. We evaluated associated factors using multivariable logistic regressions.\r\nResults:Among the 6,041 patients who underwent thoracic surgery during the study period, 3,924 were included in the final analysis. The median age was 68 years (range, 64-71 years), and 2,316 (61.0 percent) were male. Persistent opioid use was recorded in 130 (3.3 percent). Multivariable analyses identified neoadjuvant therapy (chemotherapy or radiotherapy) (odds ratio [OR], 2.02; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 1.09-3.77; p = 0.027) and thoracotomy (vs video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) (OR, 1.50; 95 percent CI, 1.01-2.24; p = 0.046) as independent risk factors for persistent opioid use.\r\nConclusions:In a prefecture of Japan, 3.3 percent of patients who underwent thoracic surgery developed persistent opioid use. Neoadjuvant therapy (chemotherapy or radiotherapy) and thoracotomy were independent factors associated with persistent opioid use. 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