Ben Averkamp, Katherine Li, Meghan K Wally, Tamar Roomian, Christopher Griggs, Michael Runyon, Joseph R Hsu, Rachel B Seymour, Michael Beuhler, Michael J Bosse, Manuel Castro, Michael Gibbs, Steven Jarrett, Daniel Leas, Susan Odum, Ziqing Yu, James Rachal, Animita Saha, D Matthew Sullivan, Brad Watling
BACKGROUND: Opioids are commonly prescribed for the management of acute orthopedic trauma pain, including nonoperative distal radius fractures. OBJECTIVES: This prospective study aimed to determine if a clinical decision support intervention influenced prescribing decisions for patients with known risk factors. We sought to quantify frequency of opioid prescriptions for acute nonoperative distal radius fractures treated. METHODS: We performed a prospective study at one large health care system...
December 22, 2023: Journal of Emergency Medicine