Suneel Upadhye1. 1. *Division of Emergency Medicine,McMaster University,Hamilton,ON.
Abstract
Clinical question What is the risk of creating opioid dependence from an ED opioid prescription? Article chosen Barnett ML, Olenski AR, Jena AB. Opioid-prescribing patterns of emergency physicians and risk of long-term use. N Engl J Med 2017;376:663-73, doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1610524. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the risk of creating long-term opioid dependence from a prescription written in an opioid-naive patient in the ED.
Clinical question What is the risk of creating opioid dependence from an ED opioid prescription? Article chosen Barnett ML, Olenski AR, Jena AB. Opioid-prescribing patterns of emergency physicians and risk of long-term use. N Engl J Med 2017;376:663-73, doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1610524. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the risk of creating long-term opioid dependence from a prescription written in an opioid-naive patient in the ED.
Authors: Gregory N Kawchuk; Jacob Aaskov; Matthew Mohler; Justin Lowes; Maureen Kruhlak; Stephanie Couperthwaite; Esther H Yang; Cristina Villa-Roel; Brian H Rowe Journal: PLoS One Date: 2022-05-10 Impact factor: 3.752
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