Effect of Opioid Limiting Legislation on Postoperative Opioid Utilization in Patients Treated for Ankle Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The state of Ohio implemented legislation in August of 2017 limiting the quantity of opioids a provider could prescribe. The purpose of this study was to identify if implementation of legislation affected opioid and nonopioid utilization in patients operatively treated for ankle fractures in the initial 90-day postoperative period after controlling for injury severity and preoperative narcotic usage.

Methods

A retrospective review of 144 patients treated for isolated ankle fractures in a pre-law group (January 2017-July 2017; n = 73) and post-law group (January 2018-July 2018; n = 71) was completed using electronic medical records and a legal prescriber database. Total number of opioid prescriptions, pills, milligrams of morphine equivalents (MMEs), and nonopioid

SUBMITTER: Hoge CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702779 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature