Variation by default: cesarean section discharge opioid prescription patterns and outcomes in Military Health System hospitals: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine factors associated with post-Cesarean section analgesic prescription variation at hospital discharge in patients who are opioid naïve; and examine relationships between pre-Cesarean section patient and care-level factors and discharge morphine equivalent dose (MED) on outcomes (e.g., probability of opioid refill within 30 days) across a large healthcare system.

Methods

The Walter Reed Institutional Review Board provided an exempt determination, waiver of consent, and waiver of HIPAA authorization for research use in the present retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Patient records were included in analyses if: sex assigned in the medical record was "female," age was 18 years of age or older, the Cesarean section occurred between January 2016 to Decem

SUBMITTER: Highland KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277874 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature