Influences of Software Changes on Oxycodone Prescribing at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | No. Oxycodone IR Prescriptions | No. Tablets Prescribed | Morphine Milligramequivalent (MME) 1 | Mean 1 | Median 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 596 | 8516 | 107.17 | 14.20 | 13.5 |
2021 | 761 | 7522 | 73.95 | 9.86 | 10 |
Two sample Wilcoxon rank-sum | p ≤ 0.0001 | Z = 13.502 |
2019 | 2021 | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Prescriptions | 596 | 761 | 1357 | |
Demographics | ||||
Age | ||||
Mean, (years ± SD) | 45.20 (18.19) | 45.77 (17.76) | 45.52 (17.95) | p = 0.559 1 |
No. Patients ≤ 14, n (%) | 2 (0.16) | 4 (0.53) | 6 (0.44) | - |
No. Patients ≥ 65, n (%) | 103 (17.28) | 135 (17.74) | 238 (17.54) | - |
Patient Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 301 (50.50) | 352 (46.25) | 653 (48.12) | - |
Female | 295 (49.50) | 409 (53.75) | 704 (51.88) | p = 0.12 2 |
Prescriber Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 297 (49.83) | 348 (45.73) | 645 (47.53) | - |
Female | 299 (50.17) | 413 (54.27) | 712 (52.47) | p = 0.133 2 |
Years of Practice | ||||
Mean, (years ± SD) | 6.17 (8.52) | 5.39 (5.43) | 5.74 (6.97) | p = 0.046 1 |
Years (min–max) | 0.20–37.35 | 0.48–33.50 | 0.20–37.35 | - |
0–1 years, n (%) | 141 (23.98) | 133 (17.92) | 274 (20.60) | - |
>1–10 years n (%) | 349 (59.35) | 485 (65.36) | 834 (62.70) | - |
>10–20 years n (%) | 68 (11.56) | 109 (14.69) | 177 (13.30) | - |
>20–30+ years n (%) | 30 (5.11) | 15 (2.03) | 45 (3.40) | - |
Variable | Coefficient | Std. Error | T–Statistic | Prob. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 12.65 | 0.47 | 26.93 | <0.001 |
Year (2021) | −4.55 | 0.34 | −13.227 | <0.001 |
Patient sex (male) | 0.50 | 0.23 | 2.194 | 0.028 |
Patient age | 0.02 | 0.0064 | 3.076 | 0.0021 |
Years of Practice | 0.14 | 0.034 | 4.127 | <0.001 |
Number of Observations | 1332 | |||
AIC | 7649.051 |
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Barrington, G.; Davis, K.; Aandahl, Z.; Hose, B.-A.; Arthur, M.; Tran, V. Influences of Software Changes on Oxycodone Prescribing at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review. Pharmacy 2024, 12, 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020044
Barrington G, Davis K, Aandahl Z, Hose B-A, Arthur M, Tran V. Influences of Software Changes on Oxycodone Prescribing at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review. Pharmacy. 2024; 12(2):44. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020044
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarrington, Giles, Katherine Davis, Zach Aandahl, Brodie-Anne Hose, Mitchell Arthur, and Viet Tran. 2024. "Influences of Software Changes on Oxycodone Prescribing at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review" Pharmacy 12, no. 2: 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020044
APA StyleBarrington, G., Davis, K., Aandahl, Z., Hose, B.-A., Arthur, M., & Tran, V. (2024). Influences of Software Changes on Oxycodone Prescribing at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review. Pharmacy, 12(2), 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020044