Age and gender disparities in administration of opioid for cardiac chest pain in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous data have shown sex differences in pain management for patients with cardiac chest pain in the emergency department (ED); however, the joint effect of sex and age on opioid administration has not been well studied. This study aimed to evaluate the combined effect of age and sex on the administration of opioid analgesics, specifically morphine and fentanyl, in ED patients presenting with cardiac chest pain.

Methods

This retrospective observational study included adults aged 18 years and older who presented to a single tertiary academic ED with acute cardiac chest pain between 2021 and 2025. Patients were categorized into four age-sex groups: older women (>57 years), younger women (18-57 years), older men (>57 years), and younger men (18-57 years). The prim

SUBMITTER: Awad E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742741 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature