Analgesic Use Among Adults with a Trauma-Related Emergency Department Visit: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A better understanding of current acute pain-driven analgesic practices within the emergency department (ED) and upon discharge will provide foundational information in this area, as few studies have been conducted in Canada.

Methods

Administrative data were used to identify adults with a trauma-related ED visit in the Edmonton area in 2017/2018. Characteristics of the ED visit included time from initial contact to analgesic administration, type of analgesics dispensed during and upon being discharged home directly from the ED (≤ 7 days after), and patient characteristics.

Results

A total of 50,950 ED visits by 40,505 adults with trauma were included. Analgesics were administered in 24.2% of visits, of which non-opioids were dispensed in 77.0% and opioids

SUBMITTER: Sevcik B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289951 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature