2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 1, 2019
Effect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in ...
Tag: opioids
Rate of opioid prescribing in adolescents largely unchanged
1. Between 2005 and 2015, there was a small decrease in the rate of opioid prescriptions in emergency department (ED) ...
Lack of coordination between health care systems associated with fatal opioid overdose
1. The authors of this nested case control study observed that veterans who received opioid prescriptions through both, the Veterans ...
Opioids unlikely to provide clinically meaningful reduction in chronic non-cancer pain
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with chronic non-cancer pain, though opioids showed small improvements in pain, ...
Opioid prescriptions for children with minor ailments linked to adverse events
1. Even among healthy children using standard dosing, outpatient opioid prescriptions were associated with adverse events. 2. Older children were ...
Physicians should look for misuse patterns that lead to overdose before prescribing opioids
1. All opioid misuse patterns examined had a positive association with opioid overdose and death. 2. High number of prescribers ...
Standard of practice intervention linked to reduced total and intravenous opioids for inpatients
1. A standard of practice and educational intervention aimed to reduce intravenous opioids in favor of subcutaneous route resulted in ...
Opioids show no benefit for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain versus non-opioid treatments
1. In this pragmatic, randomized controlled trial, opioids did not result in better pain management or function compared to non-opioid ...
Opioid-related pediatric ICU admissions on the rise over past decade
1. The rate of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions attributable to opioid ingestions has significantly increased over the past ...
Opioid use associated with increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease
1. Researchers found a strong link between prescription opioid use and the risk for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). 2. The ...
