Age and gender disparities in administration of opioid for cardiac chest pain in the emergency department
Older women were significantly less likely to receive IV morphine than men. These findings suggest the need for standardized pain protocols and targeted clinician education to reduce potential bias in ED pain management.
Authors
- Emad Awad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-2412)
- Heba Abushanab
- Raed Darwish
- Mohamed Shubair
- Jeffrey Druck
- Taryn Hunt-Smith
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Utah State University (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Utah (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339037
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Utah