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Opioids, opioids, opioids [PDF]

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2018
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Pilot findings on the real-world performance of xylazine test strips for drug residue testing and the importance of secondary testing methods

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: Xylazine is a sedative found increasingly in the illicit fentanyl supply that can cause hypotension, bradycardia, necrosis and death. This pilot examined the real-world performance of BTNX xylazine test strips (XTS) in drug residue samples ...
Erin Thompson, Jessica Tardif, Merci Ujeneza, Adina Badea, Traci C. Green, Haley McKee, Michelle McKenzie, Ju Nyeong Park   +7 more
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Quantifying unused opioids following emergency and ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022
Objective To quantify unused opioids among adult and pediatric patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) or ambulatory care settings with a prescription for acute pain.
Michele P. Dyson, Kathryn Dong, William Sevcik, Samir Z. Graham, Sabrina Saba, Lisa Hartling, Samina Ali   +6 more
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Adults' experiences of perioperative opioid use: a mixed-methods study

PAIN Reports
:. Introduction:. Managing acute postoperative pain is challenging because of its subjective nature and factors influencing it. Objectives:. We explore adults' perioperative pain experiences, focusing on opioid use, shared decision making (SDM ...
Dalia Mohammed Aljohani, Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn, Rosalind Adam, Patrice Forget   +3 more
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Factors related to the use of opioids as early treatment in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2019
Objective To examine factors related to the use of opioids as an early treatment option for knee OA patients Methods Using the Korean nationwide claim database, we selected knee OA patients between 2013 and 2015. Among them, patients without any claim of
Soo-Kyung Cho, Sun-Young Jung, Seongmi Choi, Seul Gi Im, Hyoungyoung Kim, Woo Seok Choi, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung   +7 more
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Pharmacology of Opioids in the Medical Practice

, 2023
the pharmacology of opioids and their use in medical practice. The aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of action, therapeutic applications, and potential risks associated with opioid medications.
Nigri, Bar
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Effects of sedatives and opioids on trigger and cycling asynchronies throughout mechanical ventilation: an observational study in a large dataset from critically ill patients

Critical Care, 2019
Background In critically ill patients, poor patient-ventilator interaction may worsen outcomes. Although sedatives are often administered to improve comfort and facilitate ventilation, they can be deleterious.
Candelaria de Haro, Rudys Magrans, Josefina López-Aguilar, Jaume Montanyà, Enrico Lena, Carles Subirà, Sol Fernandez-Gonzalo, Gemma Gomà, Rafael Fernández, Guillermo M. Albaiceta, Yoanna Skrobik, Umberto Lucangelo, Gastón Murias, Ana Ochagavia, Robert M. Kacmarek, Montserrat Rue, Lluís Blanch, for the Asynchronies in the Intensive Care Unit (ASYNICU) Group   +17 more
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Real-world patterns of opioid therapy initiation in Spain, 2012–2018: A population-based, retrospective cohort study with 957,080 patients and 1,509,488 initiations

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Introduction: Europe has seen a steady increase in the use of prescription opioids, especially in non-cancer indications. Epidemiological data on the patterns of use of opioids is required to optimize prescription.
Isabel Hurtado, Isabel Hurtado, Celia Robles, Celia Robles, Salvador Peiró, Salvador Peiró, Aníbal García-Sempere, Aníbal García-Sempere, Fran Llopis-Cardona, Fran Llopis-Cardona, Francisco Sánchez-Sáez, Francisco Sánchez-Sáez, Clara Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara Rodríguez-Bernal, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno   +15 more
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Should we be routinely co-prescribing naloxone for patients on long term opioids?

, 2021
Community naloxone supply to prevent fatal overdose needs to consider patients using pharmaceutical ...
Nielsen, Suzanne, Prathivadi, Pallavi
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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