Inpatient Complications and Outcomes for Burn Patients Admitted with Opioid-Positive Drug Screens.

Among 32 052 patients included, 50.5% screened positive for opioids at the time of presentation.

These patients were more likely to be female (p < .0001), more likely to possess scald injuries (p < .0001), and less likely to be experiencing homelessness (p < .0001) or to be diagnosed with inhalation injury (p < .005).

Opioid negativity, conversely, had a higher prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (p < .0001), acute kidney injury (p < .0001), respiratory failure (p < .05), and cardiac arrest (p < .05).