Patterns of Opioid Administration Among Opioid-Naive Inpatients and Associations With Postdischarge Opioid Use: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patterns of inpatient opioid use and their associations with postdischarge opioid use are poorly understood.

Objective

To measure patterns in timing, duration, and setting of opioid administration in opioid-naive hospitalized patients and to examine associations with postdischarge use.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from 2010 to 2014.

Setting

12 community and academic hospitals in Pennsylvania.

Patients

148 068 opioid-naive patients (191 249 admissions) with at least 1 outpatient encounter within 12 months before and after admission.

Measurements

Number of days and patterns of inpatient opioid use; any outpatient use (self-report and/or prescription orders) 90 and 365 days after discharge.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Donohue JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815349 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature