The critical care crisis of opioid overdoses in the United States

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1803-1809

  Stevens, Jennifer P ^a,b   Wall, Michael J ^c,d   Novack, Lena ^e   Marshall, John ^a   Hsu, Douglas J ^b   Howell, Michael D ^c,f  

^a Center for Healthcare Delivery Science   (United States)

^b Pulmonary Division   (United States)

^c Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical Care; Epidemiology; Opioid Overdoses

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85039805892     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201701-022OC     Document Type: Article

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