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Editorial: Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department

Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department is essential to address the opioid pandemic while ensuring patient wellbeing. This requires a comprehensive approach that includes exploring alternatives to opioids for pain management, identifying individuals at risk for opioid addiction,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dahaba, Ashraf A., Nannan Panday, Rishi S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37726650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00880-0
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Sumario:Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department is essential to address the opioid pandemic while ensuring patient wellbeing. This requires a comprehensive approach that includes exploring alternatives to opioids for pain management, identifying individuals at risk for opioid addiction, implementing evidence-based guidelines, and involving doctors in the management of opioid addiction.