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Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies used to reduce harms associated with fentanyl exposure among rural people who use drugs: multi-site qualitative findings from the rural opioid initiative

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal
Aim Illicitly manufactured fentanyl and its analogs are the primary drivers of opioid overdose deaths in the United States (U.S.). People who use drugs may be exposed to fentanyl or its analogs intentionally or unintentionally.
Suzan M. Walters   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brief report: Meth, tranq, gas station heroin & other drugs complicating addiction treatment

open access: yesThe American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Patients using fentanyl have worse treatment outcomes; however, little is known about other drugs that complicate treatment. Methods A national survey (n = 396) was conducted using a random sample of clinicians waivered to prescribe buprenorphine in the United States.
Erin L. Winstanley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brief Report: Opioid‐related disorders increase patient‐directed discharge in admissions for hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke

open access: yesThe American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Opioid use has been linked to increased stroke incidence and severity; however, data on effects during acute stroke hospitalization are limited. Methods We used the 2016–2020 National Inpatient Sample to evaluate the effects of opioid disorders on patient‐directed discharge (PDD) and length of stay (LOS) in 3,101,545 ...
Rohan M. Shah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic evidence for licensed ready‐to‐administer intravenous products compared with standard vials and ampoules: a systematic review

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Injectable medicines represent a significant proportion of the annual medicines expenditure of the NHS in England, totalling £7 billion ($9.4 billion, €8.0 billion) in 2023. This represents approximately 70% of hospital medicines spending and includes essential treatments delivered at the point of care, such as chemotherapy ...
Suzanne Al‐Rawi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pain management after elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia: an updated systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Elective caesarean section is a common and painful procedure. Uncontrolled pain following caesarean section can profoundly and negatively on a wide range of patient and healthcare‐centred outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to update existing recommendations for postoperative pain management after elective caesarean ...
Gillian Crowe   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safer prehospital anaesthesia: updated guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Prehospital emergency anaesthesia is recognised as a high‐risk clinical intervention. These updated guidelines consider changes in prehospital practice and parallel changes in the practice of in‐hospital emergency anaesthesia, with the aim of encouraging standardised safe anaesthetic practice in a challenging clinical area.
David Lockey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day‐case surgery (POPPY): short‐term peri‐operative analgesic use

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction An increasing proportion of complex surgical procedures are being performed in the UK as day‐cases, with variable and limited follow up. Discharge prescriptions must provide adequate analgesia, while considering the safety of the patient and public, following best practice guidance and good opioid stewardship.
Anna Ratcliffe   +2083 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopically guided transversus abdominis plane block versus local wound infiltration analgesia in laparoscopic surgery for peritoneal endometriosis: A prospective randomized controlled double‐blinded LTAP‐trial

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
No statistically significant difference in the mean or median opioid consumption between laparoscopically guided transversus abdominis plane block (LTAP) and local wound infiltration analgesia (LWI) (control) analgesia for laparoscopic peritoneal endometriosis surgery.
Anna M. Terho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of intranasal fentanyl in breakthrough pain management in cancer patients

open access: yesCancer Management and Research, 2010
Wojciech LeppertDepartment of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandAbstract: Fentanyl is a strong opioid analgesic, which is commonly used in the form of a transdermal patch for the treatment of chronic cancer pain ...
Wojciech Leppert
doaj  

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