Association of Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis with Management of Acute Low Back Pain: A Medicare Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Patience MoyoJessica S MerlinRicha GairolaAnthony GirardTheresa I ShiremanAmal N TrivediBrandon D L Marshall

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

Medicare beneficiaries with aLBP and OUD underutilized nonpharmacologic pain therapies and commonly received opioids at high doses and with gabapentin. Complementing the promulgation of practice guidelines with implementation science could improve the uptake of evidence-based nonpharmacologic therapies for aLBP.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
primary care
neuropathic pain
healthcare
quality improvement
liver failure
public health
respiratory failure
cross sectional
drug induced
affordable care act
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
aortic dissection
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation