28EMF The Opioid Epidemic Meets the Coronavirus Pandemic: Rates and Patient Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits for Opiate Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Los Angeles County Public Hospital System
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.07.029
Abstract: Study Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic led to profound challenges for health systems and disruptions in care for society’s most vulnerable patients, in particular people with opiate use disorders (OUD). The closure of outpatient addiction clinics,… read more here.
Keywords: use; opiate use; los angeles; covid ... See more keywords
Scheduled Postoperative Ketorolac Does Not Decrease Opiate Use following Free Flap Breast Reconstruction
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768220
Abstract: Abstract Background In the setting of the opioid crisis, managing postoperative pain without the exclusive use of opiates has become a topic of interest. Many hospitals have begun implementing enhanced recovery after surgery protocols to… read more here.
Keywords: opiate use; breast reconstruction; use; ketorolac ... See more keywords
Initial Provider Specialty Is Associated With Long-term Opiate Use in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain
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DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002840
Abstract: Study Design. Retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis of patients diagnosed in 2010, with continuous enrollment 6 months prior to and 12 months following the initial visit. Objective. To determine whether provider specialty influences patterns of opiate… read more here.
Keywords: opiate; opiate use; provider; long term ... See more keywords
Effects of Buprenorphine Dose and Therapeutic Engagement on Illicit Opiate Use in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Trials
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074106
Abstract: The impact of agonist dose and of physician, staff and patient engagement on treatment have not been evaluated together in an analysis of treatment for opioid use disorder. Our hypotheses were that greater agonist dose… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; opiate use; illicit opiate; use ... See more keywords
Relationship between optical coherence tomography findings and clinical variables in patients with opiate use disorder.
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DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20230013
Abstract: PURPOSE This study aimed to examine optical coherence tomography findings in patients with opiate use disorder by comparing them with healthy controls. METHODS The study included 30 opiate use disorder patients and 30 controls. The… read more here.
Keywords: opiate use; macular thickness; coherence tomography; thickness ... See more keywords