Addiction Medicine Consultations Reduce Readmission Rates for Patients With Serious Infections From Opioid Use Disorder.
Clin Infect Dis
; 68(11): 1935-1937, 2019 05 17.
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| ID: mdl-30357363
ABSTRACT
The opioid epidemic has increased hospital admissions for serious infections related to opioid abuse. Our findings demonstrate that addiction medicine consultation is associated with increased treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), greater likelihood of completing antimicrobial therapy, and reduced readmission rates among patients with OUD and serious infections requiring hospitalization.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Readmissão do Paciente
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Encaminhamento e Consulta
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Medicina do Vício
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article