Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Inform. 2019 Apr 25;94:103185. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103185

Table 1.

Definition of opioid overdose phenotypes

Severity Name Criterion/example cases Total (n=298)

0 False positive •Side effects (constipation, N/V) 70
•No medical intervention
•Inaccurate coding

1 Mild •Overnight monitoring 65
•Nasal oxygen
•Activated charcoal
•Altered mental status

2 Moderate •Naloxone administration w/marked response 117

3 Severe •Acute respiratory failure 46
•Intubation
•Death