Recent opioid use and fall-related injury among older patients with trauma

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Evidence for an association between opioid use and risk of falls or fractures in older adults is inconsistent. We examine the association between recent opioid use and the risk, as well as the clinical outcomes, of fall-related injuries in a large trauma population of older adult...

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Published in:	Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 190; no. 16; pp. E500 - E506
Main Authors:	Daoust, Raoul, MD MSc, Paquet, Jean, PhD, Moore, Lynne, PhD, Émond, Marcel, MD MSc, Gosselin, Sophie, MD, Lavigne, Gilles, DMD PhD, Choinière, Manon, PhD, Boulanger, Aline, MD, Mac-Thiong, Jean-Marc, MD, Chauny, Jean-Marc, MD MSc
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada Joule Inc 23-04-2018 CMA Impact, Inc
Subjects:	Accidental falls Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Arthritis Care and treatment Clinical outcomes Complications and side effects Development and progression Dosage and administration Elderly patients Falls Female Fractures Fractures, Bone - epidemiology Geriatrics Health risk assessment Hospitals Humans Injuries Internal Medicine Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Narcotics Older people Opioids Pain Patients Population Prescription drugs Psychotropic drugs Quebec - epidemiology Regression analysis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sensitivity analysis Systematic review Trauma Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data Womens health Quebec Canada Sweden Quebec Canada
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