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Verification of the performance of the Bispectral Index as a hypnotic depth indicator during dexmedetomidine sedation [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022
Background Differences in the effects of propofol and dexmedetomidine sedation on electroencephalogram patterns have been reported previously.
Seunghee Ki, Dongeon Lee, Wonjin Lee, Kwangrae Cho, Yongjae Han, Jeonghan Lee   +5 more
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Consequences of Opioid Abuse and their Treatments in Persian Medicine: A Review Study [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2020
Background: Drug addiction is a major health problem for modern human communities. The earliest historicalevidence of opium use can be found in the writings of Theophrastus in the 3rd century BC.
Mohadese Kamali, Haleh Tajadini, Mehrzad Mehrabani, Masoud Moghadari   +3 more
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Letters to the Editor Concerning the Article: Alexandre Oliveira Ferreira, Andrea Riphaus. Propofol to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Portugal. Acta Med Port 2014;27:541-42.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2014
Keywords: Colorectal Neoplasms; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Propofol; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Colonoscopy.
Douglas K. Rex
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Hypnotics and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: The association between hypnotic drugs and risk of cancer remains controversial. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate this association.
Tzu-Rong Peng, Li-Jou Yang, Ta-Wei Wu, You-Chen Chao   +3 more
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Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Purpose To investigate the short‐ and long‐term risk of psychotropic medication use in parents who lose a child to cancer diagnosed in adolescence. Methods This is a Swedish nationwide register‐based study including 184 bereaved mothers and 184 bereaved ...
Emma Hovén, Lisa Ljungman, Josefin Sveen, Charlotte Skoglund, Gustaf Ljungman, Rickard Ljung, Anna Wikman   +6 more
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The Use of Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Sedatives and Hypnotics in Europe: Focusing on Mental Health Care in Portugal and Prescribing in Older Patients

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
(1) Background: Mental disorders are a growing concern in the 21st century. The most prevalent common mental disorders include depression and anxiety. It is predicted that half of the population will at some point in their lives experience one or more ...
Marta Estrela, M. T. Herdeiro, P. Ferreira, F. Roque   +3 more
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Nonmedical prescription drug use of analgesics and sedatives/hypnotics in Taiwan: Results from the 2014 National Survey of Substance Use

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019
Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU) has become a major public health issue but little is known in Asian populations. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of NMPDU in Taiwan.
Lian-Yu Chen, Yi-Lung Chen, Wen-Ing Tsay, Shang-Chi Wu, Yen-Tyng Chen, Po-Chang Hsiao, Ya-Hui Yu, Te-Tien Ting, Chuan-Yu Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Jiun-Hau Huang, Hao-Jan Yang, Chung-Yi Li, Carol Strong, Cheng-Fang Yen, Chia-Feng Yen, Jui Hsu, Wei J. Chen   +17 more
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Factors Affecting Painkillers, Sedatives/Hypnotics, Nicotine, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Substance use has become a major health problem globally for sexual minorities. However, few studies have explored multi-dimensional factors associated with smoking, drinking, and prescription drug use.
Dian-Jeng Li, Shiou-Lan Chen, Yu-Ping Chang, C. Yen   +3 more
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Benzodiazepine use in Sao Paulo, Brazil [PDF]

Clinics, 2020
OBJECTIVES: To report the prevalence and factors associated with the use of benzodiazepines in the general population and those with a mental health condition in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil.
Angela Maria Campanha, Beatriz Ravagnani, Igor André Milhorança, Márcio Antonini Bernik, Maria Carmen Viana, Yuan-Pang Wang, Laura Helena Andrade   +6 more
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Sedative effect and physiological changes in horses treated with intramuscular injection of detomidine and morphine

Ciência Rural, 2022
: This study aimed to elucidate the sedative effect and physiological changes associated with the intramuscular injection of detomidine combined with morphine in horses. Six healthy crossbred horses, aged 2 to 10 years, were included.
Lucas Valeiras Gaddini, Carlos Rodrigo Komatsu de Alencar, Taina Lorraine Pereira Azevedo, Gabriela Geraldo de Lima, Rubia Mitalli Tomacheuski, Marcos Ferrante, Marilda Onghero Taffarel   +6 more
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