Prevalence and characteristics of hospitalized adults on chronic opioid therapy

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 82-87

  Mosher, Hilary J ^a,b   Jiang, Lan ^a   Vaughan Sarrazin, Mary S ^a   Cram, Peter ^a,b   Kaboli, Peter J ^a,b   Vander Weg, Mark W ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TAPENTADOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; TREATMENT DURATION; VETERAN;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893714723     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2113     Document Type: Article

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