How Reliable Is a Statewide Prescription Monitoring Program for Identifying Post-Cesarean Opioid Use?

ABSTRACT: Objective  This study was aimed to estimate the percentage of women taking opioids post-cesarean who could be detected in a state prescription monitoring program (PMP) and characteristics of those not able to be detected. Study Design  This observational cohort study included all women with an Illinois address who delivered via cesarean section and used opioids within 24 hours prior to discharge at a tertiary care hospital between August 21, 2017 and March 1, 2018. The Illinois PMP was queried for presence of an opioid prescription filled within the first 3 months postpartum. Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with an undetectable PMP record were evaluated in bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results  A total of 517 women underwent a cesarean delivery

SUBMITTER: Premkumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082207 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature