Patients with glenohumeral arthritis are more likely to be prescribed opioids in the emergency department or urgent care setting.
J Opioid Manag
; 19(6): 495-505, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective is to quantify the rate of opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing for the diagnosis of shoulder osteoarthritis across a large healthcare system and to describe the impact of a clinical decision support intervention on prescribing patterns.DESIGN:
A prospective observational study.SETTING:
One large healthcare system. PATIENTS ANDPARTICIPANTS:
Adult patients presenting with shoulder osteoarthritis.INTERVENTIONS:
A clinical decision support intervention that presents an alert to prescribers when patients meet criteria for increased risk of opioid use disorder. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
The percentage of patients receiving an opioid or benzodiazepine, the percentage who had at least one risk factor for misuse, and the percent of encounters in which the prescribing decision was influenced by the alert were the main outcome measures.RESULTS:
A total of 5,380 outpatient encounters with a diagnosis of shoulder osteoarthritis were included. Twenty-nine percent (n = 1,548) of these encounters resulted in an opioid or benzodiazepine prescription. One-third of those who received a prescription had at least one risk factor for prescription misuse. Patients were more likely to receive opioids from the emergency department or urgent care facilities (40 percent of encounters) compared to outpatient facilities (28 percent) (p < .0001). Forty-four percent of the opioid prescriptions were for "potent opioids" (morphine milliequivalent conversion factor > 1). Of the 612 encounters triggering an alert, the prescribing decision was influenced (modified or not prescribed) in 53 encounters (8.7 percent). All but four (0.65 percent) of these encounters resulted in an opioid prescription.CONCLUSION:
Despite evidence against routine opioid use for osteoarthritis, one-third of patients with a primary diagnosis of glenohumeral osteoarthritis received an opioid prescription. Of those who received a prescription, over one-third had a risk factor for opioid misuse. An electronic clinic decision support tool influenced the prescription in less than 10 percent of encounters.
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Assunto principal:
Osteoartrite
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Analgésicos Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article