Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: Retrospective cohort study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 360, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Brat, Gabriel A ^a,b   Agniel, Denis ^a   Beam, Andrew ^a   Yorkgitis, Brian ^c   Bicket, Mark ^d   Homer, Mark ^a   Fox, Kathe P ^e   Knecht, Daniel B ^e   McMahill Walraven, Cheryl N ^e   Palmer, Nathan ^a   Kohane, Isaac ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Analytics and Behavior Change ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT DURATION; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; MEDICATION OVERUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85040906474     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j5790     Document Type: Article

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