Search results for "Opioids"
Early opioid withdrawal treatment reduced early departures from the hospital
Withdrawal treatment with buprenorphine, methadone, or other opioid analgesics was associated with a lower risk of patients with opioid use disorder leaving the hospital prior to completion of medical treatment versus no withdrawal treatment, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/early-opioid-withdrawal-treatment-reduced-early-departures-from-the-hospital.htm
22 Feb 2023
Buprenorphine often discontinued around surgery despite risks
A retrospective cohort study of Veterans Affairs patients who were prescribed buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder in 2018 and hospitalized after major surgery found that about two-thirds experienced a perioperative buprenorphine dose hold.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/3.htm
29 Sep 2021
April 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/
Shifting opioids from IV to subcu
One hospital unit found a simple strategy to help combat the opioid epidemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/success-story-shifting-opioids-from-iv-to-subcu.htm
15 Aug 2018
Stewardship program improved perioperative opioid prescribing
A project in a safety-net health system reduced use of hydrocodone-acetaminophen for surgical patients and increased prescribing of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and oxycodone to them without increasing overall opioid use or returns to the ED.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/stewardship-program-improved-perioperative-opioid-prescribing.htm
21 Dec 2022
Syncope, sepsis resuscitation, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2020
August 2, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/
March 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/
June 8, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/08/
Drug options available for opioid-induced constipation
An expert reviewed four FDA-approved drugs for opioid-induced constipation that form the backbone of treatment, as well as options in the research pipeline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/5.htm
25 Apr 2018