Opioid Prescription Patterns for Discharged Patients from the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It is important to analyze the types of etiologies and provider demographics that drive opioid prescription in our emergency departments. Our study aimed to determine which patients in the ED are receiving opioid prescriptions, as well as their strength and quantity. Secondary outcomes included identifying difference in prescribing between provider classes.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study at a tertiary care university-based, level-one trauma ED from November 2017 to October 2018. We identified and analyzed data from 2,259 patients who were sent home with an opioid prescription. We retrieved patient and provider demographics, diagnosis, etiologies, and prescription information.

Results

The mean age of a patient receiving an opioid prescription was

SUBMITTER: Yanuck J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837768 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature