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Analgesic use in ED patients with long-bone fractures: A national assessment of racial and ethnic disparities

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Volume 69, Issue -, Pages 11-16

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W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.03.054

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Health disparities; Pain management; Analgesia; Opioids

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There were no significant sex, ethnic, or racial disparities in administration or prescription of analgesics or opioids in ED adult patients with long-bone fractures between 2016 and 2019.
Background: It is vital to ensure equitable care is given to all patients and to eliminate any disparities in admin-istration of analgesics and opioids in emergency department (ED) patients with long-bone fractures. Our objec-tive was to determine whether sex, ethnic, or racial disparities still exist in administration and prescription of analgesics and opioids in ED patients with long-bone fractures using a current nationally representative database.Methods: This was a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of ED patients ages 15-55 years with long-bone fractures included in the National Hospital and Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) database from 2016 to 2019. Our primary and secondary outcomes were administration of analgesics and opioids in the ED and our explor-atory outcomes were prescription of analgesics and opioids in discharged patients. Outcomes were adjusted for age, sex, race, insurance, fracture location, number of fractures, and pain severity. Results: Of the estimated 2.32 million ED patient visits analyzed, 65% received analgesics and 50% received opioids in the ED. On multivariable analyses, administration of analgesics was associated with female sex (OR 2.11; 95% CI 1.08-4.12) and Black race (OR 2.84; 95% CI 1.03-7.80), but not with Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (OR 2.09; 95% CI 0.72-6.04). No associations were found between opioid administration or analgesic or opioid prescription and female sex, Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, or Black race.Conclusions: Between 2016 and 2019 there were no significant sex, ethnic, or racial disparities in administration or prescription of analgesics or opioids in ED adult patients with long-bone fractures. & COPY; 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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