A Retrospective Comparison of Intravenous Opioid Use for Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department After Implementation of Order Set Restriction

This study was developed to provide insight into the effects of an i.v. opioid order set on prescribing of i.v. opioids in the emergency department (ED) for nontraumatic, unspecified abdominal pain. Research is needed in this area to catalyze more consistent and evidence-based i.v. opioid prescribing.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Pharmacology in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research