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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 +9 more
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Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths--United States, 2000-2014.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 The United States is experiencing an epidemic of drug overdose (poisoning) deaths. Since 2000, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses has increased 137%, including a 200% increase in the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids (opioid pain relievers ...
R. A. Rudd +3 more
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2020 Opioid overdoses continue to be a leading cause of death in the US. This public health crisis warrants innovative responses to help prevent fatal overdose.
Andrea J Yatsco +3 more
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Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - United States, 2010-2015.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 The U.S. opioid epidemic is continuing, and drug overdose deaths nearly tripled during 1999-2014. Among 47,055 drug overdose deaths that occurred in 2014 in the United States, 28,647 (60.9%) involved an opioid (1). Illicit opioids are contributing to the
R. A. Rudd +3 more
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A Prospective Randomized Study Analyzing Preoperative Opioid Counseling in Pain Management After Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery. [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: Prescription opioid misuse has become increasingly prevalent in the United States. Preoperative opioid counseling has been proposed to decrease opioid consumption after surgery.
Alter, Todd H., Ilyas, Asif M
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Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018 The 63,632 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 represented a 21.4% increase from 2015; two thirds of these deaths involved an opioid (1).
Lawrence Scholl +4 more
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Anesthesiology, 2021 Background: It is speculated that opioid-free anesthesia may provide adequate pain control while reducing postoperative opioid consumption. However, there is currently no evidence to support the speculation.
H. Beloeil +23 more
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Opioid overdose, interventions, and challenges [PDF]
BioImpacts, 2022 This short letter briefly reviews the significance of opioid overdose as well as the existing approaches to combat the epidemic. It also signifies the importance of naloxone, its commercially available dosage forms, and the unmet need for developing safe
Samaneh Alaei, Hossein Omidian
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Safety of opioid patch initiation in Australian residential aged care [PDF]
, 2015 Explores opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Abstract Objective: To explore opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Design:
Elizabeth Roughead +2 more
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British medical journal, 2017 Objective To compare the risk for all cause and overdose mortality in people with opioid dependence during and after substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine and to characterise trends in risk of mortality after initiation and cessation of ...
L. Sordo +7 more
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