Date of Award
4-1-2019
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Medical Science (MMSc)
First Advisor
Patrick G. O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP
Abstract
During the current opioid crisis, hospitalizations for the treatment of intravenous drug use-related infective endocarditis have increased. Despite this, opioid use disorder is inadequately treated resulting in continued drug use, higher surgical intervention, recurrence and mortality rates relative to non-drug use-related endocarditis. Buprenorphine* is a safe and effective medication-assisted addiction treatment in outpatient settings; however, buprenorphine remains underutilized, particularly among patients hospitalized for infective endocarditis. Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine combined with referral to ongoing treatment is associated with improved rates of addiction treatment engagement. Therefore, our objective is to investigate whether hospital-initiated buprenorphine combined with referral in patients with opioid use disorder admitted for infective endocarditis is more effective than referral alone for treatment engagement 30 days post-hospital discharge. These results may optimize our standard of care for patients with intravenous drug use-associated infective endocarditis to enhance enrollment in treatment for opioid use disorder.
Recommended Citation
Cheung, Naiska Y., "Initiating Buprenorphine in Patients Hospitalized with Intravenous Drug-Use-Related Endocarditis" (2019). Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses. 50.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysmpa_theses/50
