Positive Toxicology Results Are Not Associated with Emergency Physicians’ Opioid Prescribing Behavior
| Autor: | Soheil Saadat, Jonathan B Lee, Bharath Chakravarthy, Shalini Shah, Ghadi Ghanem, Justin Yanuck, Ariana M. Nelson, Brent Yeung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medicare Toxicology Physicians Naloxone Behavioral Health Humans Medicine Practice Patterns Physicians' Medical prescription Aged Retrospective Studies Original Research RC86-88.9 business.industry Trauma center Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid General Medicine Emergency department medicine.disease United States Analgesics Opioid Substance abuse Opioid Pill Emergency Medicine Population study Female Emergency Service Hospital business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 5 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1936-900X |
| DOI: | 10.5811/westjem.2021.5.52378 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Given the general lack of literature on opioid and naloxone prescribing guidelines for patients with substance use disorder, we aimed to explore how a physician’s behavior and prescribing habits are altered by knowledge of the patient’s concomitant use of psychotropic compounds as evident on urine and serum toxicology screens. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review study at a tertiary, academic, Level I trauma center between November 2017–October 2018 that included 358 patients who were discharged from the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of fracture, dislocation, or amputation and received an opioid prescription upon discharge. We extracted urine and serum toxicology results, number and amount of prescription opioids upon discharge, and the presence of a naloxone script. Results: The study population was divided into five subgroups that included the following: negative urine and serum toxicology screen; depressants; stimulants; mixed; and no toxicology screens. When comparing the 103 patients in which toxicology screens were obtained to the 255 patients without toxicology screens, we found no statistically significant differences in the total prescribed morphine milligram equivalent (75.0 and 75.0, respectively) or in the number of pills prescribed (15.0 and 13.5, respectively). Notably, none of the 103 patients who had toxicology screens were prescribed naloxone upon discharge. Conclusion: Our study found no association between positive urine toxicology results for psychotropically active substances and the rates of opioid prescribing within a single-center, academic ED. Notably, none of the 103 patients who had toxicology screens were prescribed naloxone upon discharge. More research on the associations between illicit drug use, opioids, and naloxone prescriptions is necessary to help establish guidelines for high-risk patients. |
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