Search results for "Opioids"
Study finds race, gender disparities in detection of substance use disorders in inpatients
Detection of alcohol use disorder was more likely among male compared to female patients and among White patients compared to Hispanic and Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/3.htm
4 Nov 2020
Low-dose opioids may safely reduce breathlessness in severe COPD
Lower doses of opioids do not appear to increase hospital admissions or death in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may safely reduce breathlessness, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2014
Few high-quality guidelines exist for prescribing opioids
Few high-quality guidelines exist for prescribing opioids to treat chronic pain, a review found, noting that there was at least consensus among guidelines on ways to mitigate opioid-related risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/13/2.htm
13 Nov 2013
Many patients do not use or discard prescription opioids after surgery, review finds
Increased efforts are needed to develop and disseminate best practices to reduce the oversupply of opioids after surgery, especially given how commonly opioid analgesics are diverted for nonmedical use, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/09/4.htm
9 Aug 2017
Navigation service reduced readmissions of patients with substance use disorder
A single-center trial found benefits from providing recently hospitalized patients with proactive case management, advocacy, service linkage, and motivational support to address substance use disorder, medical, and basic needs for three months after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/07/2.htm
7 Apr 2021
CDC issues recommendations for prescribing opioids for chronic pain
CDC opioid recommendations, resuscitation timing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2016
Trauma-informed care can help hospitalized patients with PTSD
Hospitalized patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit from an approach that takes their previous experiences into account, a new narrative review reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/26/5.htm
26 Aug 2020
Most buprenorphine prescriptions not continued during hospitalization, VA study finds
An analysis of patients who had active buprenorphine prescriptions before a medical or surgical admission to a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in 2018 to 2020 found that only 74.3% received a prescription for the drug in the 60 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/most-buprenorphine-prescriptions-not-continued-during-hospitalization-va-study-finds.htm
4 Oct 2023
The year's top headlines
We collected the top five most read ACP Hospitalist articles of 2022 and identified some themes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/28/the-years-top-headlines.htm
28 Dec 2022
Surging methamphetamine-related hospitalizations
Methamphetamine's effects on the heart are hitting hospitals, and physicians' help is needed to tackle the rise of this addictive drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/surging-methamphetamine-related-hospitalizations.htm
15 Nov 2021