Postoperative respiratory depression in patients on sublingual buprenorphine: a retrospective cohort study for comparison between postoperative continuation and discontinuation of buprenorphine

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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Main Authors: Ryu Komatsu, Michael D. Singleton, Katherin A. Peperzak, Jiang Wu, Emily M. Dinges, Laurent A. Bollag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Buprenorphine
Opioid use disorder
Respiratory depression
Respiratory complications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-022-00535-2

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