Opioid Prescribing in a Cross Section of US Emergency Departments.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Opioid pain reliever prescribing at emergency department (ED) discharge has increased in the past decade but specific prescription details are lacking. Previous ED opioid pain reliever prescribing estimates relied on national survey extrapolation or prescription databases. The main goal of this study is to use a research consortium to analyze the characteristics of patients and opioid prescriptions, using a national sample of ED patients. We also aim to examine the indications for opioid pain reliever prescribing, characteristics of opioids prescribed both in the ED and at discharge, and characteristics of patients who received opioid pain relievers compared with those who did not.

Methods

This observational, multicenter, retrospective, cohort study assessed

SUBMITTER: Hoppe JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4550521 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature