Patterns of use and factors associated with early discontinuation of opioids following major trauma
Chaudhary MA, Scully R, Jiang W, Chowdhury R, Zogg CK, Sharma M, Ranjit A, Koehlmoos T, Haider AH, Schoenfeld AJ. Patterns of use and factors associated with early discontinuation of opioids following major trauma. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 214: 792-797. PMID: 28619266, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid useOpioid useOpioid discontinuationPrescription opioidsRisk-adjusted Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelTraumatic injury patientsProportional hazards modelHigher injury severityPublic health issueLow socioeconomic statusTricare insuranceEarly discontinuationAdult patientsYounger patientsBlack patientsInjury patientsMajor traumaHigh riskPatterns of useInjury severityPatientsDiscontinuationOpioidsOne-year