In U.S. emergency departments, the rate of opioid prescriptions at discharge for adults with a primary diagnosis of extremity pain has decreased from 39 percent in 2012-2013 to 27.9 percent in 2016 to 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by primary diagnosis.
Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 8, 2020). Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096312/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-diagnosis-us/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis." Chart. January 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096312/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-diagnosis-us/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096312/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-diagnosis-us/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits at Which Opioids Were Prescribed at Discharge in The U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by Primary Diagnosis." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096312/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-diagnosis-us/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096312/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-diagnosis-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Percentage of emergency department visits at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, by primary diagnosis [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096312/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-diagnosis-us/