Community opioid dispensing after rib fracture injuries: CODI study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain from rib fractures often requires inpatient management with opioid medication. The need for ongoing opioid prescriptions following hospital discharge is poorly understood. Harms associated with long-term opioid use are generally accepted. However, a deeper understanding of current prescribing patterns in this population at-risk is required.

Methods

A retrospective cohort of adult patients hospitalised in Queensland, Australia between 2014 and 2015 with rib fractures (ICD-10-AM: S22.3, S22.4, S22.5), was obtained from the Community Opioid Dispensing after Injury (CODI) study, which includes person-linked hospitalisation, mortality and community opioid dispensing data. Data were extracted 90-days prior to the index-hospitalisation and 720-days after discharge.

SUBMITTER: Williamson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577336 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature