ED opioid prescribing is not associated with higher patient satisfaction scores

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;34(10):2032-2034. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.07.033. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Authors

Howard S Kim¹, Patrick M Lank², Peter S Pang³, D Mark Courtney², Bruce L Lambert⁴, Stephanie J Gravenor², Danielle M McCarthy²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: howard.kim@northwestern.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
⁴ Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 27471063
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.07.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Chicago
Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
Emergency Service, Hospital* / standards
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction / statistics & numerical data*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid