Race, Gender, and Primary Language Were Not Associated With Changes in Opioid Prescribing in Children: Results From a Single Institution, 2010 to 2020
Begley B, Cerniglia K, Aboelatta M, Begum L, Gilbert G, Mathew J, Meixner S, Franklin C, Ramirez R. Race, Gender, and Primary Language Were Not Associated With Changes in Opioid Prescribing in Children: Results From a Single Institution, 2010 to 2020. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2022, 481: 338-344. PMID: 36125497, PMCID: PMC9831194, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000002414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine milligram equivalentsPrescribed more medicationsAmount of opiatesPatient ageOpioid prescribingAmount of pain medicationPrimary languageOpioid prescription amountsYear of treatmentWilcoxon rank sum testLong-bone fracturesTime of admissionPediatric orthopaedic populationRank sum testTime of dischargeAssociation of ageChi-square testMilligram equivalentsPain medicationHospital discharge recordsOpiate prescriptionPrescribed opiatesTwo-part model analysisSingle institutionsExtremity fractures