Trends in Before Medically Advised Discharges for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder, 2016-2020

Ashish P Thakrar; Margaret Lowenstein; S Ryan Greysen; M Kit Delgado

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.21288

Trends in Before Medically Advised Discharges for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder, 2016-2020

JAMA. 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2302-2304. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21288.

Authors

Ashish P Thakrar¹, Margaret Lowenstein¹, S Ryan Greysen¹, M Kit Delgado²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study examines discharge trends for opioid-related admissions from 2016-2020 with a focus on admissions with opioid use disorder and an injection-related infection.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Hospitalization / trends
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders* / therapy
Patient Discharge* / trends
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid

Grants and funding

K23 DA055087/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States