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Opioid consumption after lower limb amputation in Medicare beneficiaries

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Despite targeted national quality improvement initiatives, opioid prescription and use patterns after lower limb amputation are not well studied. Objective To determine risk factors associated with extended opioid use and rates of high‐risk opioid prescribing after lower limb amputation. Design and setting A retrospective population‐
Alexander N. Khouri, Nishant Ganesh Kumar, Hsou‐Mei Hu, Maryam Yazdanfar, Jennifer F. Waljee, Theodore A. Kung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with high‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions in outpatients with schizophrenia: An analysis of claims data from a Japanese prefecture

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2020
Background Antipsychotics are commonly prescribed in high doses in combination with multiple psychotropic drugs. This study focused on the high‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions in patients with schizophrenia, while aiming to identify their associations ...
Tatsuichiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Otsubo, Susumu Kunisawa, Noriko Sasaki, Yuichi Imanaka   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for persistent and new chronic opioid use in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: To determine chronic opioid use pre-THA (total hip arthroplasty) and post-THA, and risk factors for persistent or new chronic opioid use post-THA. Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Graves, S., Hansen, C., Inacio, M., Pratt, N., Roughead, E.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Nurse‐Administered Gut‐Directed Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Two‐Year Follow‐Up Study

United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gut‐directed hypnotherapy is effective for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and a few studies have reported long‐lasting therapeutic effects following intervention. No previous studies have evaluated the long‐term effects of nurse‐administered hypnotherapy.
Jenny Lövdahl, Michaela Blomqvist‐Storm, Olafur S. Palsson, Gisela Ringström, Hans Törnblom, Magnus Simrén, Inês A. Trindade   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efecto de la crisis económica sobre el consumo de psicofármacos en Asturias

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2016
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar si la crisis económica de 2008 ha comportado cambios en la evolución del consumo de ansiolíticos, hipnótico-sedantes y antidepresivos en Asturias. Método: Estudio descriptivo y de utilización de medicamentos durante 2003-2013.
María Luisa Nicieza-García, Julio C. Alonso-Lorenzo, Patricio Suárez-Gil, Natalia Rilla-Villar   +3 more
doaj  

Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review

BMC Family Practice, 2012
Background Insomnia is common in primary care, can persist after co-morbid conditions are treated, and may require long-term medication treatment. A potential alternative to medications is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).
Mitchell Matthew D, Gehrman Philip, Perlis Michael, Umscheid Craig A   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)? A Progress Report of a Prospective Controlled Study of Women After Pre‐Menopausal Risk‐Reducing Bilateral Salpingo‐Oophorectomy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical menopause, the removal of both ovaries prior to natural menopause, may impact short‐and long‐term physical and emotional health. An increasingly common cause of surgical menopause is risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy (RRSO) in those at high inherited risk of ovarian cancer.
Sarah A. L. Price, Pauline M. Maki, Samar R. El Khoudary, Alison Brand, Rakibul M. Islam, Susan M. Domchek, Hadine Joffe, Gita D. Mishra, Katrina M. Moss, Fiona C. Baker, Sabine Braat, John D. Wark, Martha Hickey   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug‐facilitated crime: A review of findings between 2019 and 2023

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Drug‐facilitated crime (DFC) is a criminal act (e.g., assault, robbery, or sexual assault) in which the perpetrator uses drugs to impair the victim's ability to resist, remember, or recognize the crime being committed. Ethanol is commonly implicated in DFC casework, but limited data are published on other substances currently implicated in ...
Meaghan R. Hessler, Sherri L. Kacinko, Barry K. Logan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An epidemiological survey of drug poisoning and a comparison with other poisonings cases admitted to a university hospital in Gorgan, Iran, 2008-2015 [PDF]

, 2017
Background and aims: Acute drug poisoning is a major public health problem in the world.The aim of this study was to investigate the trends and characteristics of acute drug poisoning and to compare that with other poisonings in Gorgan, Iran.
Delaram, Azam., Hajimohammadi, Amir., Hoseinpoor, Reza., Shayeste, Yaghoub., Shokrzadeh, Mohammad.   +4 more
core  

Implementation of geriatric clinical decision support in the emergency department for potentially inappropriate medications

Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults in the emergency department (ED) is associated with increased risk of readmissions and adverse drug reactions. We sought to assess the impact of electronic health record (EHR)‐based geriatric clinical decision support (CDS) on adherence to geriatric ...
Gina A. Elder, Kevin King, Marc Willner, Matthew J. Campbell, Baruch S. Fertel, Saket Saxena, Stephen Meldon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source