Opioid Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients in Emergency Departments and Other Settings: Characteristics of Prescriptions and Association With Long-Term Use
Jeffery MM, Hooten WM, Hess EP, Meara ER, Ross JS, Henk HJ, Borgundvaag B, Shah ND, Bellolio MF. Opioid Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients in Emergency Departments and Other Settings: Characteristics of Prescriptions and Association With Long-Term Use. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 71: 326-336.e19. PMID: 28967517, PMCID: PMC6295192, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid useNon-ED settingsOpioid-naive patientsLong-term useOpioid prescriptionsOpioid useCharacteristics of prescriptionsPrescription opioid useLow daily dosesAdministrative claims dataRate of progressionDisabled Medicare beneficiariesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesED prescriptionGuideline concordancePatients 56Patients 58Opioid prescribingCDC guidelinesPrevention guidelinesDaily dosesEmergency departmentCDC recommendationsDays' supplyInclusion criteria