A Promising Step in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic, Care Plan Implementation for those Presenting to the Emergency Department

F. Fiesseler, R. Riggs, D. Salo, D. Feldman and R. Shih
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F. Fiesseler: Morristown Medical Center, USA
R. Riggs: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA
D. Salo: Morristown Medical Center, USA
D. Feldman: Morristown Medical Center, USA
R. Shih: Florida Atlantic University, USA

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020, vol. 2, issue 6

Abstract: Background: The opioid epidemic has both financial implications and ethical confounders affecting emergency departments across the country. Additionally, patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) seeking opioid administration and prescriptions can be both disruptive and time intensive. Objective: To determine long-term effectiveness of ED care plans designed to improve medical care for ED opioid-seeking patients with chronic painful conditions. Methods: A retrospective, cohort observational study. Location: a suburban teaching hospital with an annual census of 90,000 patients. The number of ED visits were tallied one year prior (control), and for five consecutive years following initiation. The primary outcome was the number of yearly ED visits in subjects meeting criteria. Statistics: Two-tailed Wilcoxon signed-rank test with significance of p

Keywords: Opioid; Emergency Medicine; Care plans; epidemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.586

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