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Affecting emergency department oxycodone discharge prescribing: An educational intervention.

Taylor V KlineRina L SavageJaimi H GreensladeCaitlin L LockChampika PattulloAnthony J Bell
Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2019)
An ED prescriber-targeted intervention reduced overall prescribing of oxycodone and improved communication at discharge. The prescribing intervention is one strategy that may be used by ED medical staff to improve patient safety and opioid stewardship in Australia.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • patient safety
  • primary care
  • randomized controlled trial
  • adverse drug
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • chronic pain
  • drug delivery
  • electronic health record
  • drug induced