Opportunities to improve opioid use disorder care for hospitalised patients with endocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Driven by increased injection opioid use, rates of hospitalisation for infective endocarditis, an infection associated with injection drug use, are increasing. In the USA, 1 in 10 hospitalised patients for opioid use disorder-associated infective endocarditis (OUD-IE) die in the hospital and 1 in 20 have a patient-directed discharge. Emerging models of care reveal opportunities for healthcare systems to meet the complex care needs of these patients. We characterised promising practices of staff who care for these patients and identified areas for improvement.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study with 1-hour semistructured virtual interviews between October 2021 and March 2022. Participants included 26 healthcare staff who care for patients with OUD-IE at the H

SUBMITTER: French R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10749081 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature