Inpatient addiction care is associated with increased vaccinations, medication for opioid use disorder and naloxone prescribing among patients with infective endocarditis in a rural state.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rural states have experienced increasing injection drug use (IDU)-associated infective endocarditis (IE). Inpatient addiction consult services can reduce morbidity associated with substance use and other infectious complications, such as IDU-IE. However data on the impact of such services on healthcare utilization are limited, particularly in rural communities.

Methods

This retrospective study assesses clinical and health service utilization data from index hospitalizations for IDU-IE before and after the implementation of the Integrated Medication for Addiction Treatment (IMAT) program at a tertiary care center in a rural state. We summarized data descriptively, stratified by both pre- and post-IMAT program implementation and IDU-IE and non-IDU IE. We also perfor

SUBMITTER: Farkas EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12533352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature