Opioid Prescribing Patterns for Ulcerative Keratitis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to characterize rates of opioid prescription for different ulcerative keratitis types.

Methods

This cohort study included patients diagnosed with ulcerative keratitis according to the University of Michigan electronic health record data between September 1, 2014 and December 22, 2020. Ulcerative keratitis was categorized by etiologic type (bacterial, fungal, viral, acanthamoeba, inflammatory, polymicrobial, or unspecified) using rule-based data classification that accounted for billing diagnosis code, antimicrobial or antiinflammatory medications prescribed, laboratory results, and manual chart review. Opioid prescriptions were converted to morphine milligram equivalent and summed over 90 days from diagnosis. Opioid prescription rate and

SUBMITTER: Thibodeau AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8897229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature