The promising use of an emergency department observation unit to manage patients with opioid use disorder
The EDOU can serve as a promising location to provide quality care for patients presenting to the ED with OUD, with minimal adverse effects. There were few subsequent hospitalizations following discharge from the EDOU. Further non-observational studies regarding OUD management in an EDOU setting should be performed to optimize care and improve clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization.
Authors
- Christine Ramdin
- Akiva Dym
- Cynthia Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-8912)
- Nicholas Imperato
- Anthony Rosania
- Lewis S. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-3922)
- T.P. Tran
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.02.007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25
Funders
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration