COVID-19 complications among patients with opioid use disorder: a retrospective cohort study across five major NYC hospital systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) suffer disproportionately from COVID-19. To inform clinical management of OUD patients, research is needed to identify characteristics associated with COVID-19 progression and death among this population. We aimed to investigate the role of OUD and specific comorbidities on COVID-19 progression among hospitalized OUD patients.

Design

Retrospective cohort study of merged electronic health records (EHR) from five large private health systems.

Setting

New York City, New York, USA, 2011-21.

Participants

Adults with a COVID-19 encounter and OUD or opioid overdose diagnosis between March 2020 and February 2021.

Measurements

Primary exposure included diagnosis of OUD/opioid overdose. Risk factors in

SUBMITTER: Krawczyk N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878119 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature