Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report

We herein report a case of a 55-year-old female with an unusual case of post-operative kratom withdrawal. The patient’s withdrawal symptoms subsequently contributed to complications and admission to the intensive care unit. Features of this case are discussed, alongside the management of kratom with...

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Autores principales: Kucharik, Michael, Gupta, Anupam, Averkiou, Peter, Luck, George R, Ross, Andrew S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31719971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz309
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author Kucharik, Michael
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Ross, Andrew S
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description We herein report a case of a 55-year-old female with an unusual case of post-operative kratom withdrawal. The patient’s withdrawal symptoms subsequently contributed to complications and admission to the intensive care unit. Features of this case are discussed, alongside the management of kratom withdrawal and the implications of supplementation with unregulated herbal medications.
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spelling pubmed-68300392019-11-12 Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report Kucharik, Michael Gupta, Anupam Averkiou, Peter Luck, George R Ross, Andrew S J Surg Case Rep Case Report We herein report a case of a 55-year-old female with an unusual case of post-operative kratom withdrawal. The patient’s withdrawal symptoms subsequently contributed to complications and admission to the intensive care unit. Features of this case are discussed, alongside the management of kratom withdrawal and the implications of supplementation with unregulated herbal medications. Oxford University Press 2019-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6830039/ /pubmed/31719971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz309 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2019. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report
title Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report
title_full Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report
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title_full_unstemmed Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report
title_short Complicated postoperative course secondary to kratom withdrawal: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830039/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz309
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