National assessment on the frequency of pain medication prescribed for intrauterine device insertion procedures within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Although IUD insertion procedures have been seeing an increase in prescribed pain medication, the overall proportion remains disproportionality low relative to the pain experienced. Additionally, when pain interventions were initiated, they disproportionally utilized medication that have been shown to be ineffective. The intent of the work is that the information will help guide data driven pain medication strategies for patients undergoing IUD insertion procedures within the VHA.
Authors
- Thomas F. Osborne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-2487)
- Jacqueline M. Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0027-387X)
- Anna Ware (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3333-7833)
- Malvika Pillai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8739-189X)
- Peter Hoover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6235-3141)
- Terri L. Blumke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4945-3571)
- Zach P. Veigulis
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308427
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs