Opioid utilization after orthopaedic trauma hospitalization among Medicaid-insured adults

• Main Authors: Nicholas A. Giordano (Author), Guantao Zhao (Author), Manvitha Kalicheti (Author), Mara L. Schenker (Author), Yolanda Wimberly (Author), Cammie Wolf Rice (Author), Nicoleta Serban (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Opioids are vital to pain management and sedation after trauma-related hospitalization. However, there are many confounding clinical, social, and environmental factors that exacerbate pain, post-injury care needs, and receipt of opioid prescriptions following orthopaedic trauma. This retrospective s...