National variation in opioid prescribing and risk of prolonged use for opioid-naive patients treated in the emergency department for ankle sprains

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