Race/Ethnicity and Sex and Opioid Administration in the Emergency Room.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although racial/ethnic and sex disparities have been examined in health care generally and pain management more specifically, the combined influence of these sociodemographic factors together has not been well documented. The aim of this study was to examine the association between administration of opioid analgesics in the emergency department (ED) and interaction of race/ethnicity and sex.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using 2010-2014 Center for Disease Control-National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data for patients 12-55 years of age presenting to EDs with a primary diagnosis of appendicitis or gallbladder disease as defined by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes. The primary outcome was the receipt of o

SUBMITTER: Rosenbloom JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature