Postoperative respiratory depression in patients on sublingual buprenorphine: a retrospective cohort study for comparison between postoperative continuation and discontinuation of buprenorphine
Abstract Background We tested the hypothesis that patients who continued buprenorphine postoperatively experience postoperative respiratory depression less frequently than those who discontinued buprenorphine. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of patients who were on buprenorphine preoper...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-06-01
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Series: | JA Clinical Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-022-00535-2 |