US national trends in prescription opioid use after burn injury, 2007 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid misuse and overdose in the United States remain a public health emergency. Overprescribing has been recognized as a significant contributor to the epidemic. Opioids are the mainstay for pain management after burn; however, to date, no large-scale nationally representative study has evaluated outpatient opioid prescribing practices in this population.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted of patients up to 65 years old with burn injuries between 2007 and 2017 using national commercial insurance data. The primary outcome was initial opioid prescribing after burn injury. Secondary outcomes were total days' supply, oral daily morphine milligram equivalents, and number of refills.

Results

Of the 140,753 patients with burns, 34,685 (24.6%) received a

SUBMITTER: Polychronopoulou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8285464 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature