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Supporting Breastfeeding in the Setting of Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder

Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies have shown that many pregnant women with opioid use disorder intend to initiate breastfeeding after giving birth. However, continuation rates beyond the initial postpartum hospitalization are low. Achieving and maintaining an antepartum breastfeeding plan may be complicated by the unique challenges that opioid‐exposed dyads experience ...
Lindsey A. Baksh, Stephanie M. Hartwig
wiley   +1 more source

SUBSTANCE USE AND PSYCHIATRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USERS IN A LOW-THRESHOLD METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAM IN NOVA SCOTIA [PDF]

, 2011
Prescription opioid use is highly prevalent and may be replacing heroin as the predominant illicit opioid that is used. Little is known about specific prescription opioid use characteristics, or issues faced by these individuals in treatment. The major
Fulton, Heather Grace
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Systemic, Lifestyle and Environmental Modifying Factors in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
A variety of impacting factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis exist, including systemic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This review highlights the manifold mechanistic aspects of the link between the pathogenesis of periodontitis, addressing these numerous factors to supplement the long‐standing knowledge of the progression of the disease.
Sabine Elisabeth Groeger, Yuxi Zhou, Jiawen Yong, Lei Wang, Sabine Ruf, Joerg Meyle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

One in four inmates receiving methadone for opioid addiction at Mountjoy Prison. [PDF]

Almost one in four inmates at Mountjoy Prison is receiving methadone for opioid addiction, new figures have revealed. The proportion is highest among inmates in the women’s prison at the Mountjoy campus, where 40 per cent of prisoners are receiving ...
McDonagh, Darragh
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Genetic influence on methadone treatment outcomes in patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment for opioid addiction: a pilot study [PDF]

, 2014
Zainab Samaan,1–4 Monica Bawor,3,4 Brittany B Dennis,2,3 Carolyn Plater,5 Michael Varenbut,5 Jeffrey Daiter,5 Andrew Worster,5,6 David C Marsh,5,7 Charlie Tan,8 Dipika Desai,3 Lehana Thabane,2,9,10 Guillaume Pare11 1Department of Psychiatry and ...
Worster A, Daiter J, Pare G, Dennis BB, Plater C, Varenbut M, Tan C, Bawor M, Samaan Z, Desai D, Marsh DC, Thabane L   +11 more
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Pre‐anaesthetic risk assessment and management of dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease: a spectrum of care narrative review

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Myxomatous mitral valve disease, an acquired valvular degeneration, is the most common cardiac disorder in dogs, affecting approximately 10% of dogs in primary care veterinary practice. Dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease frequently require anaesthesia for routine procedures.
I. Levinzon, L. Köster, E. Vettorato, A. H. Estrada   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experience with video‐assisted thoracoscopic placement of pectus excavatum splints in kittens: six cases

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives This case series aims to describe the use of video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of pectus excavatum. Materials and Methods Six male, intact kittens, with a median age of 3.3 months (range, 2.5 to 4 months) and median weight of 1.75 kg (range, 0.44 to 2 kg), were presented to one of two referral institutions for evaluation
G. Jones, Z. Peng, S. Gasson, R. Williams, K. T. Mankin, V. Dickerson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraoperative use of methadone improves control of postoperative pain in morbidly obese patients: a randomized controlled study [PDF]

, 2018
Felipe Chiodini Machado, Claudia Carneiro de Araújo Palmeira, João Nathanael Lima Torres, Joaquim Edson Vieira, Hazem Adel Ashmawi Anesthesiology Department, hcFMUsP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Objectives ...
Machado FC, Ashmawi HA, Palmeira CCA, Vieira JE, Torres JNL   +4 more
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Effect of vertical distance between the heart base and the cuff on arterial blood pressure measurements using PetMAP in anaesthetised dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives To evaluate how variations in limb positioning, when compared with standard position at the heart base, affect oscillometric arterial blood pressure measurements in 22 anaesthetised healthy dogs. Materials and Methods The thoracic vertical depth was measured in each dog from the caudal angle of the scapula to the body of the sternum caudal ...
R. McConomy, H. Pinnok, C. Adami
wiley   +1 more source

GP rejects relevance of methadone waiting list drop. [PDF]

, 2012
A leading GP addiction expert has dismissed as irrelevant recent claims by the Department of Health that methadone waiting lists are dropping significantly around the country.
Lynch, Priscilla
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