Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions for geriatric patients.

Ainsley Bloomer; Meghan Wally; Gisele Bailey; Tamar Roomian; Madhav Karunakar; Joseph R Hsu; Rachel Seymour; Michael Beuhler; Michael Bosse; Michael Gibbs; Christopher Griggs; Steven Jarrett; Daniel Leas; Susan Odum; Michael S. Runyon; Animita Saha; Ziquing Yu; Brad Watling; Stephen Wyatt

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Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions for geriatric patients.

January 11, 2023

Bloomer A, Wally M, Bailey G, et al. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2022;13:215145932211256.

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Opioid use by older adults increases the risk of falls. This study examined electronic health record data to determine the proportion of older adults presenting to the emergency room or urgent care due to a fall who receive an opioid prescription, particularly those with at least one risk factor for misuse. Nearly one third of patients received a prescription for an opioid and/or benzodiazepine, and 11% had at least one risk factor for misuse.

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