Shift in hospital opioid use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a time-series analysis of one million prescriptions

Abstract The pronounced change in the profile of hospitalized patients during COVID-19 and the severe respiratory component of this disease, with a great need for mechanical ventilation, led to changes in the consumption pattern of some medicines and supplies. This time-series study analyzed the in-...

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Main Authors: Romulo Mendonça Carvalho, Maria Clara de Magalhães-Barbosa, Lucas Monteiro Bianchi, Gustavo Rodrigues-Santos, Antônio José Ledo Alves da Cunha, Francisco Inácio Bastos, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44533-5