Proportional Trends in Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Between 2005 and 2016 by Age Group, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Language, and Payer Status from a Large Children’s Hospital in the Southwest United States
These findings reveal differing trends in pediatric opioid prescribing during the peak of the opioid epidemic, highlighting the importance of considering age and sociodemographic variables for understanding prescribing patterns fully and raising potential concerns about inequities in pain management. Future studies should explore similar trends from 2016 onward.
Authors
- W. Evan Rivers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-0641)
- Melissa Pielech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-4637)
- Kevin E. Vowles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4255-9067)
- Eric Kruger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-1373)
- Khirsten J. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-8566)
- Samantha M. Portis
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Belfast City Hospital (GB)
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111356
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism