Citation

include any two:  Problem addressed, purpose of research, or research question

Literature Review

Level of Evidence

Study Design 

Population/

Sampling

Ethics

Analysis Methods

Findings and

Conclusions

Discussion and Limitations

Implications

for practice

1.

(Patel, Walter. & Li, 2021)

Problem: Opioid epidemic and increased deaths and mortality

Purpose: to describe changes in ED visits due to OUD and demographic disparities during COVID-19

PICOT:  Did the COVID-19 pandemic (I) affect the number of ED visits (O) in 2020 (T) made by opioid abusing patients as compared to 2019 (C)?

There is no section specified as a literature review, but it was incorporated into the Introduction.

Level III

Quantitative; Retrospective

Cross-sectional

Study

Patients presenting to the ED at the UAB at Birmingham Hospital with opioid overdoses Jan. 1—Oct. 31, 2019, and Jan. 1—Oct. 31, 2020, were identified from electronic medical records.

IRB gave approval. Informed consent was waived.