Opioid and Sedative Coprescription: Prescribing Patterns after an ICU Admission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid misuse constitutes a health care crisis in Canada, and coprescription of opioids with sedatives has been associated with adverse events. Opioids and sedatives are frequently administered in the intensive care unit (ICU). The rate of continuation of opioid-sedative combinations after an ICU admission at the study institution was unknown.

Objectives

To determine the rates of opioid and sedative coprescriptions following an ICU admission and to identify factors associated with continuation of hospital-initiated opioid-sedative coprescriptions at ICU transfer and hospital discharge.

Methods

This retrospective chart review involved patients admitted to ICUs at a tertiary care centre between April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019. Baseline characteristics were

SUBMITTER: Tozer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817220 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature