2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.06.024
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Effect of an emergency department opioid prescription policy on prescribing patterns

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“…These results are supported by other studies that consider the effects of departmental interventions on opiate prescribing . In the Australian context, one study found a brief one‐on‐one education session with ED prescribers decreased the overall amount of oxycodone prescribed to patients, increased information provided to patients, and increased communication to GPs regarding the opioid prescription .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 54%
“…These results are supported by other studies that consider the effects of departmental interventions on opiate prescribing . In the Australian context, one study found a brief one‐on‐one education session with ED prescribers decreased the overall amount of oxycodone prescribed to patients, increased information provided to patients, and increased communication to GPs regarding the opioid prescription .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 54%
“…Several of these studies have found that the publication of policies and guidelines have led to decreased rates of prescriptions that emergency clinicians provided for outpatient use. [11][12][13] Ghobadi et al 14 analyzed intravenous opioid ordering in a large, multi-ED, single health system before (2013) and after (2014) implementation of opioid prescribing guidelines and reported a 3.6% reduction. In addition, another study reported an intravenous morphine equivalent units (MEU) reduction with implementation of an opioid policy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There have been multiple studies of the ED population that examine the rates of oral (PO) opioid prescriptions that are provided to patients for home use. Several of these studies have found that the publication of policies and guidelines have led to decreased rates of prescriptions that emergency clinicians provided for outpatient use 11–13 . Ghobadi et al 14 analyzed intravenous opioid ordering in a large, multi‐ED, single health system before (2013) and after (2014) implementation of opioid prescribing guidelines and reported a 3.6% reduction.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In patients who survive major trauma, chronic pain may be a significant problem in the years to come, requiring long‐term follow‐up . Also, prolonged opioid pain‐treatment in these patients may result in opioid abuse and major secondary health problems . Chronic pain can occur after the peripheral and central pain receptors are being sensitized in the acute phase due to release of inflammatory mediators .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%