Impact of inpatient addiction psychiatry consultation on opioid use disorder outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Addiction consultation services provide access to specialty addiction care during general hospital admission. This study assessed opioid use disorder (OUD) outcomes associated with addiction consultation.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of individuals with OUD admitted to an academic medical center between 2018 and 2023. The exposure was addiction consultation. Outcomes included initiating medication for OUD (MOUD), hospital length of stay, before-medically-advised (BMA) discharge, and 30- and 90-day postdischarge acute care utilization.

Results

Of 26,766 admissions (10,501 patients) with OUD, 2826 addiction consultations were completed. Consultation cohort was more likely to be young, male, and White than controls. Consultation was associ

SUBMITTER: Kast KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827046 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature