Trends and characteristics of hospitalisations from the harmful use of opioids in England between 2008 and 2018: Population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the trends and characteristics of opioid-related hospital admissions in England over 10 years, and its burden for the National Health Service and public finances.

Design

Patient-level data from the Hospital Episode Statistics database to examine all opioid-related hospitalisations from 2008 to 2018, stratified by type of opioid admission and patient demographics.

Setting

All National Health Service hospitals in England.

Participants

Patients hospitalised from the harmful use of opioids.

Main outcome measures

The number of opioid-related hospitalisations, length of stay, in-hospital mortality, 30-day readmission rate and treatment costs.

Results

Opioid-related hospitalisations increased by 48.9%, from 10,805 admissions in 2008

SUBMITTER: Friebel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature