Opioid Prescribing After Opioid-related Inpatient Hospitalizations by Diagnosis: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Any opioid-related hospitalization is an indicator of opioid-related harm and should ideally trigger carefully monitored decreases in opioid prescribing after inpatient stays in many, if not most, cases. However, past studies on opioid prescribing after hospitalizations have largely been limited to overdose related visits. It is unclear whether prescribing is different for other opioid-related indications such as opioid dependence and abuse and how that may compare with hospitalizations for overdose.

Objective

To examine opioid-prescribing patterns before and after opioid-related hospitalizations for all opioid-related indications, not limited to overdose.

Research design

Retrospective cohort analysis of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative c

SUBMITTER: Lagisetty PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6742521 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature