Physician attitudes on buprenorphine induction in the emergency department: results from a multistate survey. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2021 Apr;59(4):279-285
Date
09/02/2020Pubmed ID
32870039DOI
10.1080/15563650.2020.1805461Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85090138675 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Emergency Departments (ED) are rapidly becoming an important location for initiation of buprenorphine (EDBUP) for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Previous investigations of emergency medicine physicians' perceived barriers and attitudes toward EDBUP exclusively sampled from urban, academic-affiliated physicians. We administered a multistate survey to an institutionally and geographically diverse collection of emergency medicine physicians to better understand the professional opinions of EDBUP implementation across a variety of practice settings.
METHODS: This cross-sectional survey study used an online survey instrument to convenience sample emergency medicine physicians. In order to sample from various practice environments, participants were identified from (1) statewide ACEP chapters and (2) Facebook groups exclusive to emergency medicine physicians. The survey explored physicians' attitudes of EDBUP adoption and the perceived barriers to doing so.
RESULTS: 162 emergency medicine physicians completed the survey. 76% of respondents agreed that emergency medicine physicians should offer EDBUP in the treatment of OUD. When stratified by practice setting and X-waiver status, 96% of X-waivered physicians, 73% of academic physicians, 49% of non-academic physicians, and 34% of non-X-waivered physicians felt comfortable initiating EDBUP. Lack of access to outpatient MOUD referral was the most frequently cited barrier to EDBUP across all practice settings.
CONCLUSIONS: An institutionally and geographically diverse group of emergency medicine physicians endorsed substantial support for EDBUP. Emergency medicine physicians practicing in different clinical environments endorsed similar barriers to EDBUP implementation.
Author List
Zuckerman M, Kelly T, Heard K, Zosel A, Marlin M, Hoppe JAuthor
Amy Elizabeth Zosel MD Associate Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAnalgesics, Opioid
Attitude of Health Personnel
Buprenorphine
Certification
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Narcotic Antagonists
Opiate Substitution Treatment
Opioid-Related Disorders
Physicians
United States
