Volume 65, Issue 6, Pages 2419-2425 (June 2004) Analgesic prescription patterns among hemodialysis patients in the DOPPS: Potential for underprescription George R. Bailie, Nancy A. Mason, Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham, Brenda W. Gillespie, Eric W. Young Kidney International Volume 65, Issue 6, Pages 2419-2425 (June 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00658.x Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Prevalence of analgesic prescription over time. For the individual analgesic categories, patients taking more than one type of analgesic are counted in each. Abbreviations are: COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Kidney International 2004 65, 2419-2425DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00658.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Duration of analgesic prescription. Abbreviations are: COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Kidney International 2004 65, 2419-2425DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00658.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Facility variation in analgesic use (based on data from September 2000). The boxes extend from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the horizontal line showing the median percentage of patients on analgesics within facilities. The whiskers extend to the 5th and 95th percentiles. Observed facility variation was significantly (P < 0.0001) greater than one would expect by chance. Kidney International 2004 65, 2419-2425DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00658.x) Copyright © 2004 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions