National variation in opioid prescribing and risk of prolonged use for opioid-naive patients treated in the emergency department for ankle sprains
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Delgado, M. Kit, author Huang, Yanlan, author Meisel, Zachary, author Hennessy, Sean, author Yokell, Michael, author Polsky, Daniel, author Perrone, Jeanmarie, author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2018
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use Ankle Injuries -- drug therapy Emergency Medical Services Inappropriate Prescribing -- statistics & numerical data Practice Patterns, Physicians' -- statistics & numerical data Forecasting Practice Patterns, Physicians' -- trends State Government Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Key Findings. Between 2011 and 2015, nearly one in four patients with ankle sprains were prescribed opioids in the emergency department. The overall prescribing rate declined during the study period, but varied significantly by state, ranging from 2.8% in North Dakota to 40% in Arkansas. Patients prescribed the largest amounts of opioid were nearly five times more likely to transition to continued use as those prescribed lesser amounts.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations and Portraits
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101735737 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101735737