title: Medication-assisted treatment for hospitalized patients with intravenous-drug-use related infective endocarditis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A feared complication of opioid use disorder (OUD) is intravenous drug use related infective endocarditis (IDU-IE). We report on our experience engaging hospitalized IDU-IE patients to initiate medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study (n = 29) using descriptive statistics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 9 (31.0%) successfully initiated buprenorphine maintenance during the hospitalization, and 9 (31.0%) accepted a referral to methadone maintenance following discharge. Eleven (37.9%) declined MAT altogether.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hospitalizations may represent an important opportunity to engage IDU-IE patients to initiate MAT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study provides preliminary support of engaging hospitalized IDU-IE patients to initiate MAT.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.|Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002047:Buprenorphine; D008691:Methadone