Digital Pills to Measure Opioid Ingestion Patterns in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Fracture Pain: A Pilot Study.
Peter Ray ChaiStephanie Pepper CarreiroBrendan J InnesRochelle K RosenWeiming HuKenneth H MayerEdward W BoyerPublished 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.