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Comparative analysis of opioid use in sickle cell crisis in an urban facility in Ghana

Vaso‐occlusive crises (VOC) is common and opioids are the treatment of choice.This study compared parenteral pethidine and morphine in the elimination/reduction of pain in acute VOC to tolerable levels. This open‐label randomized study compared intravenous morphine 5 mg 4 hourly to intramuscular pet...

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Autores principales: Opoku‐Agyakwa, Marian, Lawson, Henry J., Olayemi, Edeghonghon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10435722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jha2.704