Open AccessTrends and risk factors for opioid administration for non-emergent lower back pain
Author(s) -
Chukwuweike U. Gwam,
Ahmed K. Emara,
Noor Chughtai,
Sameer Javed,
T. David Luo,
Kevin Y. Wang,
Morad Chughtai,
Tadhg O’Gara,
Johannes F. Plate
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v12.i9.700
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , administration (probate law) , opioid epidemic , anesthesia , pharmacology , receptor , political science , law
Non-emergent low-back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent presenting complaints to the emergency department (ED) and has been shown to contribute to overcrowding in the ED as well as diverting attention away from more serious complaints. There has been an increasing focus in current literature regarding ED admission and opioid prescriptions for general complaints of pain, however, there is limited data concerning the trends over the last decade in ED admissions for non-emergent LBP as well as any subsequent opioid prescriptions by the ED for this complaint.