Emergency Department Attending Physician Variation in Opioid Prescribing in Low Acuity Back Pain
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Hoppe, Jason A.; McStay, Christopher; Sun, Benjamin; Capp, Roberta
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Introduction: Despite treatment guidelines suggesting alternatives, as well as evidence of a lackof benefit and evidence of poor long-term outcomes, opioid analgesics are commonly prescribedfor back pain from the emergency department (ED). Variability in opioid prescribing suggests a lackof consensus and an opportunity to standardize and improve care. We evaluated the variation inattending emergency physician (EP) opioid prescribing for patients with uncomplicated, low acuityback pain (LABP).
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Date of Publication
2017
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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18/6
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Hoppe, Jason A.; McStay, Christopher; Sun, Benjamin; Capp, Roberta