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A Promising Step in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic, Care Plan Implementation for those Presenting to the Emergency Department

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  • F. Fiesseler

    (Morristown Medical Center, USA)

  • R. Riggs

    (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA)

  • D. Salo

    (Morristown Medical Center, USA)

  • D. Feldman

    (Morristown Medical Center, USA)

  • R. Shih

    (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Abstract

Background: The opioid epidemic has both financial implications and ethical confounders affecting emergency departments across the country. Additionally, patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) seeking opioid administration and prescriptions can be both disruptive and time intensive. Objective: To determine long-term effectiveness of ED care plans designed to improve medical care for ED opioid-seeking patients with chronic painful conditions. Methods: A retrospective, cohort observational study. Location: a suburban teaching hospital with an annual census of 90,000 patients. The number of ED visits were tallied one year prior (control), and for five consecutive years following initiation. The primary outcome was the number of yearly ED visits in subjects meeting criteria. Statistics: Two-tailed Wilcoxon signed-rank test with significance of p

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  • F. Fiesseler & R. Riggs & D. Salo & D. Feldman & R. Shih, 2020. "A Promising Step in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic, Care Plan Implementation for those Presenting to the Emergency Department," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 2(6), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:2:y:2020:i:6:id:40586
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.586
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