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We analysed these outcomes using generalised linear models with a logistic link function.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>3% of accidental opioid overdose admissions included encephalopathy and 25% included one or more\u2009adverse events (composite outcome). We found no evidence of increased risk of encephalopathy (OR 0.57; 95%\u2009CI 0.13 to 2.49) or other outcomes during readmissions versus initial admissions. In the secondary analysis, &lt;5 patients in each cohort experienced encephalopathy. Risk of the composite outcome (OR 2.15; 95% CI 1.48 to 3.12) and all-cause mortality (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.18 to 3.86) were higher for patients in the year following overdose relative to controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found no evidence that risk of encephalopathy or other adverse events was higher in readmissions compared with initial admissions for accidental opioid overdose. 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