Table 6. Indications for opioid use during hospitalization.
Category | Cause | Count |
---|---|---|
GI-related (n = 43) | Abdominal pain (unclear etiology) | 11 |
SBP | 5 | |
Ascites | 7 | |
Cholecystitis/cholangitis/ choledocolithiasis |
4 | |
Pancreatitis | 3 | |
Infectious colitis/enteritis | 3 | |
Post-procedure (e.g. variceal banding) | 3 | |
HCC | 2 | |
Umbilical Hernia | 2 | |
Ileus | 2 | |
Gastric outlet obstruction | 1 | |
Musculoskeletal (n = 40) | Chronic back pain | 15 |
Chronic joint pain | 10 | |
Cellulitis | 5 | |
Chronic ulcer | 2 | |
Acute trauma without fracture | 2 | |
Bone fracture | 1 | |
Lytic bone lesions | 1 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | |
Pyoderma gangrenosum | 1 | |
Leg pain from peripheral vascular disease | 1 | |
Chest pain (presumed MSK) | 1 | |
Other (n = 12) | Headache | 3 |
Venous thrombosis | 1 | |
Sickle cell anemia | 1 | |
Laryngeal cancer | 1 | |
Femoral neuropathy | 1 | |
Nephrolithiasis | 1 | |
Previously placed peritoneal catheter | 1 | |
Generalized pain | 1 | |
Allodynia (unclear etiology) | 1 | |
Multiple causes listed (n = 2) | Abdominal and back pain | 1 |
Abdominal and leg pain | 1 | |
No indication listed (n = 21) | - | - |
GI: gastrointestinal; SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; MSK: musculoskeletal