Quantifying unused opioids following emergency and ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify unused opioids among adult and pediatric patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) or ambulatory care settings with a prescription for acute pain.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINHAL, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library, and the gray literature from inception to April 29, 2021. We included observational studies in which any patient with an acutely painful condition received a prescription for an opioid on discharge from an outpatient care setting, and unused opioids were quantified. Two reviewers screened records for eligibility, extracted data, and conducted the quality assessment. Where possible, we pooled data and otherwise described the results of studies narratively. Total unused prescriptions were synthesized using a weighted avera

SUBMITTER: Dyson MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9523453 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature