Sex Disparities in Opioid Prescription and Administration on a Hospital Medicine Service
Female patients were less likely to receive inpatient opioids and received fewer opioids when prescribed. Future work to promote equity should identify strategies to ensure all patients receive adequate pain management.
Authors
- Aksharananda Rambachan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8506-5086)
- Margaret C. Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3362-1543)
- Nancy Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-5860)
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08814-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute