Digital Pills to Measure Opioid Ingestion Patterns in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Fracture Pain: A Pilot Study.

Peter Ray Chai Stephanie Pepper Carreiro Brendan J Innes Rochelle K Rosen Weiming Hu Kenneth H Mayer Edward W Boyer

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)

The digital pill is a feasible method to measure real-time opioid ingestion patterns in individuals with acute pain and to develop real-time interventions if opioid abuse is detected. Deploying digital pills is possible through the ED with a short instructional course. Patients who used the digital pill accepted the technology.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
emergency department
physical activity
liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
spinal cord