Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Overdoses Among Patients With Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with cancer may be at risk of high opioid use due to physical and psychosocial factors, although little data exist to inform providers and policymakers. Our aim is to examine overdoses from opioids leading to emergency department (ED) visits among patients with cancer in the United States.

Methods

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample was queried for all adult cancer-related patient visits with a primary diagnosis of opioid overdose between 2006 and 2015. Temporal trends and baseline differences between patients with and without opioid-related ED visits were evaluated. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors associated with opioid overdose. All statistical tests were two-sid

SUBMITTER: Jairam V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492769 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature