Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Chart Review

Introduction: Emergency care providers routinely treat patients with acute presentations and sequelae of opioid use disorder. An emergency physician and pharmacist implemented a protocol using buprenorphine for the treatment of patients with opioid withdrawal at an academic, Level I trauma center. W...

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Main Authors: Kathy T. LeSaint, Brent Klapthor, Ralph C. Wang, Curtis Geier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1z73c517