Association of an Opioid Standard of Practice Intervention With Intravenous Opioid Exposure in Hospitalized Patients
Ackerman AL, O’Connor P, Doyle DL, Marranca SM, Haight CL, Day CE, Fogerty RL. Association of an Opioid Standard of Practice Intervention With Intravenous Opioid Exposure in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 759-763. PMID: 29799964, PMCID: PMC6145746, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.1044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidFemaleHumansInjections, SubcutaneousInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPractice Guidelines as TopicConceptsOpioid exposureParenteral opioidsSubcutaneous routeOpioid dosesPain scoresHospitalized patientsIntervention groupIntravenous administrationDay 1Urban academic medical centerControl periodDoses of opioidsReduced opioid exposureEffective pain controlRate of patientsUse of opioidsDays of hospitalizationHospital day 1General medical unitIntravenous opioid useAcademic medical centerIntravenous opioidsOpioid routesOpioid therapySignificant postintervention