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The Effect of Postoperative Pain Treatment on the Incidence of Anastomotic Insufficiency after Rectal and Rectosigmoideal Surgery

Prague Medical Report, 2013
The aim of prospective study was to evaluate the pain relief in the postoperative period and consumption of opioid and non-opioid analgesics as a risk factor of the anastomotic insufficiency after rectal and rectosigmoideal resection for carcinoma ...
S. Adámek, Olga Matoušková, O. Polanecký, S. Světlík, J. Skořepa, M. Šnajdauf   +5 more
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Gamma‐aminobutyric acid transaminase genetic polymorphism is a candidate locus for responsiveness to opioid analgesics in patients with cancer pain: An exploratory study

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2018
Aim Cancer pain impairs not only physical functions but also social functions and roles. Consequently, the overall health‐related quality of life of patients with cancer pain deteriorates. Opioid analgesics are recommended for treating moderate to strong
Yaeko Yokoshima, Masahiko Sumitani, Daisuke Nishizawa, Makoto Nagashima, Kazutaka Ikeda, Ryoji Kato, Jun Hozumi, Hiroaki Abe, Kenji Azuma, Rikuhei Tsuchida, Yoshitsugu Yamada, Japanese TR‐Cancer Pain Research Group   +11 more
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Novel Synthetic Opioids (NSO) Use in Opioid Dependents Entering Detoxification Treatment

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionOver the last decade, the use of New/Novel Synthetic Opioids (NSO) has emerged as an increasing problem, and especially so in the USA. However, only little is known about the prevalence and history of NSO use in European heroin dependents ...
Michael Specka, Thomas Kuhlmann, Udo Bonnet, Jürgen Sawazki, Luzia Schaaf, Stefan Kühnhold, Renate Steinert, Torsten Grigoleit, Helmut Eich, Benita Zeiske, Antje Niedersteberg, Katharina Steiner, Fabrizio Schifano, Norbert Scherbaum   +13 more
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Safety of opioid patch initiation in Australian residential aged care [PDF]

, 2015
Explores opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Abstract Objective: To explore opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Design:
Lisa Pont, Svetla Gadzhanova, Elizabeth Roughead, Roughead, E.E., Pont, L.G., Gadzhanova, S.   +5 more
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Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia [PDF]

, 2015
Examines trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and toxicological characteristics of codeine-related deaths. Abstract Objectives: To examine trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and ...
Pilgrim, Jennifer, Hall, WD ; https://orcid.org/, Amanda Roxburgh, Saar, E, Nielsen, Suzanne, Hall, Wayne D., Degenhardt, L ; https://orcid.org/, Jennifer Pilgrim, Louisa Degenhardt, Eva Saar, Pilgrim, J, Lucinda Burns, Degenhardt, Louisa, Nielsen, S ; https://orcid.org/, Roxburgh, A ; https://orcid.org/, Suzanne Nielsen, Burns, L ; https://orcid.org/, Wayne D Hall, Roxburgh, Amanda, Burns, Lucinda, Saar, Eva   +20 more
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The effect of opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, and opioid agonist treatment on mortality risk among opioid-dependent people.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Background As dispensings for benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids have increased in recent years, risk of increased mortality has been identified, particularly when used with opioids. There is limited research examining use of these medicines among people
Chrianna Bharat, Natasa Gisev, Sebastiano Barbieri, Tim Dobbins, Sarah Larney, Michael Farrell, Louisa Degenhardt   +6 more
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Prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics in residents of aged care facilities

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2019
Objective: Optimal pain management in residents requires an understanding of prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics. This study aimed to describe opioid administration for elderly residents in a selection of aged care facilities.
Areej Numan Hussein, Lynne Emmerton
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Morphine Metabolism in Human Skin Microsomes [PDF]

, 2012
For patients with severe skin wounds, topically applied morphine is an option to induce efficient analgesia due to the presence of opioid receptors in the skin.
Heilmann, S., Küchler, S., Schäfer-Korting, Monika, Küchler, Sarah, Schäfer-Korting, M.   +4 more
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Predictors of shortages of opioid analgesics in the US: Are the characteristics of the drug company the missing puzzle piece?

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundShortages of opioid analgesics are increasingly common, interfere with patient care and increase healthcare cost. This study characterized the incidence of shortages of opioid analgesics in the period 2015-2019 and evaluated potential ...
Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, Mahim Naveed, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez   +2 more
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Prescribing databases can be used to monitor trends in opioid analgesic prescribing in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2013
Objective: There has been increased use of prescription opioid analgesics in Australia in the past 20 years with increasing evidence of related problems. A number of data sources collect information about the dispensed prescribing for opioid medications,
Samantha A. Hollingworth, Martyn Symons, Mohsina Khatun, Bill Loveday, Sue Ballantyne, Wayne D. Hall, Jake M. Najman   +6 more
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