Causes of Death in the 12 Months After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
King C, Cook R, Korthuis P, Morris C, Englander H. Causes of Death in the 12 Months After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 466-469. PMID: 34510087, PMCID: PMC8907339, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCause of deathDrug-related deathsUse disordersHospitalized patientsDiagnosis of OUDGeneral hospital admissionsPost-discharge mortalityDrug-related causesAverage hospital lengthRisk of deathSubstance use disordersHospital lengthHospital dischargeHospital admissionMedicaid insuranceOUD diagnosisDrug overdoseMedicaid patientsFrequent causeHigh riskGeneral populationPatientsAverage ageCare system