Opioid-induced respiratory depression increases hospital costs and length of stay in patients recovering on the general care floor

Table 1 Post-discharge healthcare utilization across 769 patients enrolled in the United States with and without ≥ 1 respiratory depression episodes (%, n). Thirteen percent of United States patients with healthcare utilization data available (N = 100) used healthcare during the 30-days post-discharge

Healthcare Utilization	≥1 Respiratory Depression Episode	No Respiratory Depression Episodes
Any Healthcare Utilization	14.6% (42)	12.1% (58)
95% CI	10.5–18.7%	9.2–15%
Clinic visit^a	0.7% (2)	2.1% (10)
Urgent care	0.7% (2)	0.4% (2)
Emergency department visit	7.6% (22)	6.7% (32)
Inpatient hospitalization	5.9% (17)	3.5% (17)
Other^b	0.3% (1)	0.2% (1)
No Healthcare Utilization	85.4% (246)	87.9% (423)

Abbreviation: 95% CI 95% confidence interval
^aClinic visit includes primary care, rehabilitation services, and therapy-related care
^bOther includes telephone visit (n = 1) and outpatient surgery without overnight stay (n = 1)

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