Journal article
Opioid Utilization and Perception of Pain Control in Hospitalized Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study of 11 Sites in 8 Countries
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hospitalized patients are frequently treated with opioids for pain control, and receipt of opioids at hospital discharge may increase the risk of future chronic opioid use.
OBJECTIVE: To compare inpatient analgesic prescribing patterns and patients' perception of pain control in the United States and non-US hospitals.
Authors
Burden M; Keniston A; Wallace MA; Busse JW; Casademont J; Chadaga SR; Chandrasekaran S; Cicardi M; Cunningham JM; Filella D
Journal
Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 12, pp. 737–745
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
12 2019
DOI
10.12788/jhm.3256
ISSN
1553-5592