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A systematic review of opioid prevalence in Australian residential aged care facilities

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 501-512, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective To systematically review the prevalence of opioid prescribing, dispensing and administration in Australian residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Methods MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, AgeLine, Web of Science Core Collection, InformIT and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (inception to September 2021) were searched for studies ...
Laura A. Dowd, Lorenna Reynolds, Amanda J. Cross, Felicity Veal, Michelle Steeper, Zainab Wanas, Nancy Wu, J. Simon Bell   +7 more
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Confidence in providing methadone maintenance treatment of primary care providers in Vietnam

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Delivering methadone treatment in community health facilities by primary care providers is a task-shifting strategy to expand access to drug use treatment, especially in rural mountainous areas.
Bich Diep Nguyen, Li Li, Chunqing Lin, Thu Trang Nguyen, Steven Shoptaw, Minh Giang Le   +5 more
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Methadone switching for refractory cancer pain

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Methadone is commonly considered an alternative opioid treatment for refractory cancer pain. This study aims to investigate the efficacy, safety, and cost of methadone in the treatment of refractory cancer pain.
Haiying Ding, Yu Song, Wenxiu Xin, Jiao Sun, Like Zhong, Qinfei Zhou, Chaoneng He, Liyan Gong, Luo Fang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]

, 2017
The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F, Coluzzi, Flaminia, Corcione, A., Cuomo, A, Dauri, M, Leonardi, C, Melotti, Rm, Natoli, S, Romualdi, P, Savoia, G   +9 more
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Childhood neurodevelopment after prescription of maintenance methadone for opioid dependency in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
To systematically review and meta‐analyse studies of neurodevelopmental outcome of children born to mothers prescribed methadone in pregnancy.
Victoria J. Monnelly, R. Hamilton, F. Chappell, H. Mactier, J. Boardman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rapid Analytical Method for Quantification of Gamma‐Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) in Hair by UPLC‐MS/MS

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
A rapid and simple UPLC‐MS/MS method for quantification of GHB in 10 mg of hair was developed. The method was satisfactorily validated, showing a linear range of 0.5–50 ng/mg, which allows us to quantify endogenous and exogenous GHB concentrations.
Miriam Blanco‐Ces, Ana de‐Castro‐Rios, Angela Lopez‐Rabuñal, Maria Cobo‐Golpe, Angelines Cruz, Elena Lendoiro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Syncope with QT‐interval prolongation and T‐wave inversion in anterior and inferior leads: Foreboder of a life‐threatening condition?

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Volume 28, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
The patient’s ECG exhibited QT‐interval prolongation with T‐wave inversion in anterior and inferior leads that, together with CT‐pulmonary angiography findings, strongly suggested PE. This ECG pattern is crucial for diagnosing PE. Abstract Even though patients with pulmonary embolism usually present with respiratory distress and tachycardia, the ...
Jing‐Xiu Li, Jing Wang, Xue‐Qi Li, Min Gao   +3 more
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Effects of Methadone on the Minimum Anesthetic Concentration of Isoflurane, and Its Effects on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure and Ventilation during Isoflurane Anesthesia in Hens (Gallus gallus domesticus). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The aim of this study was to measure the temporal effects of intramuscular methadone administration on the minimum anesthetic concentration (MAC) of isoflurane in hens, and to evaluate the effects of the isoflurane-methadone combination on heart rate and
André Escobar, Rozana Wendler da Rocha, Bruno Henri Pypendop, Darcio Zangirolami Filho, Samuel Santos Sousa, Carlos Augusto Araújo Valadão   +5 more
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Identification of Factors Contributing to Methadone-Induced Daytime Sleepiness in Cancer Patients and Proposal of the Conversion Ratio from Other Opioids to Oral Methadone: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Palliative Medicine Reports, 2023
Background: When methadone is used to treat cancer pain, the Japanese health insurance system recommends to determine the starting dose according to the equivalency conversion table based on the morphine-equivalent daily dose (MEDD) of prior opioids ...
Miho Takemura, Kazuyuki Niki, Yoshiaki Okamoto, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Makie Kohno, Mikiko Ueda   +5 more
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An evaluation of a methadone treatment programme : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]

, 1987
The evaluation of a methadone treatment programme was the main focus of this study. A posttest-only design, with a nonequivalent comparison group was used to evaluate both summative and formative aspects of the programme.
Clark, Jahna
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