Opioid Prescribing Patterns Before, During, and After Critical Illness: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The association between opioid therapy during critical illness and persistent opioid use after discharge is understudied relative to ICU opioid exposure and modifiable risk factors. Our objectives were to compare persistent opioid use after discharge among patients with and without chronic opioid use prior to admission (OPTA) and identify risk factors associated with persistent use.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Medical, trauma/surgical, or neurologic ICU at an academic hospital.

Participants

Adult patients surviving hospital admission.

Interventions

Opioid use during the ICU and post-ICU stays.

Measurements and main results

The primary outcome was persistent opioid use accounting for greater than 70% of days 4-6 months aft

SUBMITTER: Wampole C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9329077 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature