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Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
This scoping review summarized the literature regarding naloxone distribution from emergency departments (EDs) without a prescription. Our intention was to examine various naloxone distribution programs, their methodologies, and the level of ...
Mohan K. Sindhwani, Adam Friedman, Maureen O'Donnell, Donald Stader, Scott G. Weiner   +4 more
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Efficacy of local infiltration anesthesia versus interscalene nerve blockade for total shoulder arthroplasty

JSES International, 2020
Background: Optimal modalities for pain control in shoulder arthroplasty are not yet established. Although regional nerve blockade has been a well-accepted modality, complications and rebound pain have led some surgeons to seek other pain control ...
Gary F. Updegrove, MD, Christopher M. Stauch, BSc, Padmavathi Ponnuru, PhD, Allen R. Kunselman, MA, April D. Armstrong, MD, MSc   +4 more
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Comparative study of epidural application of morphine versus gelfoam soaked in morphine for lumbar laminectomy

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2014
Background: Epidural application of morphine has been used for postoperative analgesia following spine surgery but short duration of action of single application limits its widespread use. Materials and Methods: One hundred and fifty patients undergoing
Sandeep Kundra, Vishnu Gupta, Hanish Bansal, Anju Grewal, Sunil Katyal, Ashwini Kumar Choudhary   +5 more
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Impact of different anesthetic protocols during anesthesia for the establishment of a porcine model of acute kidney injury

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This study details the adaptations required to establish a long‐term anesthetic protocol in pigs. Three protocols were evaluated, with some causing malignant hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, or hemoynamic instability. The final protocol proved effective for developing a porcine AKI model requiring adequate arterial pressure maintenance.
Axel Guilpin, Mathieu Magnin, Axel Aigle, Timothée Schuhler, Jean‐Yves Ayoub, Romain Lac, Charlotte Slek, Thomas Brichart, Abdessalem Hammed, Vanessa Louzier   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid Dependent Malingerer with Self-Induced Sepsis

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with severe sepsis. Both the mechanism of infection and organisms discovered were unusual.
Kelly A. Kesler, Mark I. Langdorf, Michael J. Burns   +2 more
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Distinct Alterations of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Cluster Headache: A Case Control Study

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Investigate the immune system's role in cluster headache by analyzing cytokines in people with cluster headache and headache‐free controls, and explore if certain cytokines could predict a specific phenotype. Methods We measured 45 cytokines in adult participants from the Danish Cluster Headache Biobank in a prospective case–control setup ...
Nunu Laura Timotheussen Lund, Connar Stanley James Westgate, Marie‐Louise Kulas Søborg, Agneta Henriette Snoer, Rigmor Højland Jensen, Thomas Folkman Hansen, Anja Sofie Petersen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or suicide deaths in US veterans: observational evaluation

British medical journal, 2020
Objective To examine the associations between stopping treatment with opioids, length of treatment, and death from overdose or suicide in the Veterans Health Administration. Design Observational evaluation.
Elizabeth M Oliva, Thomas R. Bowe, A. Manhapra, S. Kertesz, Jennifer M. Hah, Patricia T Henderson, Amy Robinson, Meenah C Paik, F. Sandbrink, A. Gordon, J. Trafton   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Controlled-release of opioids for improved pain management [PDF]

, 2016
The adequate treatment of pain remains one of the major medical challenges. Morphine and other opioid drugs are most commonly used to counteract moderate to severe pain, but they are also increasingly accessed by patients with chronic non-malignant pain.
Ballet, Steven, De Baerdemaeker, Andy, Hoogenboom, Richard, Madder, Annemieke, Martin, Charlotte, Poelaert, Jan   +5 more
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Is opioid dependency related to coping strategies? [PDF]

, 2015
Using opioid for recreational purposes has a very long history in Iran. Social influence is a useful framework in understanding how the social environment affects the individual's behavioral choices to use drugs.
Behnampour, N., Modanloo, M., Mousavi, S., Saghafi, S., Taziki, S.   +4 more
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Association of Opioid Prescribing With Opioid Consumption After Surgery in Michigan

JAMA Surgery, 2019
Importance There is growing evidence that opioids are overprescribed following surgery. Improving prescribing requires understanding factors associated with opioid consumption.
Ryan Howard, Brian T Fry, V. Gunaseelan, J. Lee, J. Waljee, C. Brummett, D. Campbell, Elizabeth Seese, M. Englesbe, Joceline V. Vu   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source