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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46278/psn-pdf
    July 19, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-epidemic-what-can-surgeons-do-about-it Surgeons often prescribe opioids … preoperative, postoperative, and outpatient care stages to address the potential for unsafe use of opioids … predictors-hospital-postoperative-opioid-overdose-after-major-elective-operations-nationally https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-prescribed-after-low-risk-surgical-procedures-united-states … -2004-2012 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2019 - Safe use of opioids in hospitals. December 23, 2016 Sentinel Event Alert. 2012;49:1-5. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals Opioid pain medications are considered high-risk … Because these medications are frequently used to treat acute pain in the hospital, opioids account for … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings

  3. Care Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2023 - Opioids and Older Adults : This AHRQ initiative focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and management … of opioids, opioid misuse, and opioid disorder in older adults. … Technical Brief: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47868/psn-pdf
    March 20, 2019 - an effort to raise awareness of the potential for patient harm due to lack of legitimate access to opioids … other-opioid-crisis-hospital-shortages-lead-patient-pain-medical-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … -2016 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016

  5. New persistent opioid use after minor and major surgical procedures in US adults. | PSNet

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    April 18, 2019 - Overprescribing by providers is one factor contributing to the widespread use of opioids. … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids … September 29, 2017 Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with … July 31, 2017 Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain?

  6. Association of primary care clinic appointment time with opioid prescribing. | PSNet

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    September 01, 2021 - The root causes of the opioid epidemic are complex, but inappropriate prescribing of opioids (which … includes both prescribing opioids in situations where they are not indicated as well as excessive prescribing … prescribing rose considerably as the workday progressed; clinicians were also more likely to prescribe opioids … 2021 Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 07, 2018 - Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-ers-colorado-tried-curtail-opioids-and-did-better-expected Innovations … in the prescribing of opioids in the emergency department are needed to change practice and help address … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-ers-colorado-tried-curtail-opioids-and-did-better-expected https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  8. Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid Safety, But Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk Are Needed. | PSNet

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    May 16, 2018 - Ineffectively prescribed opioids contribute to opioid misuse and overdose among patients. … May 4, 2016 Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce … December 9, 2020 Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. … December 6, 2017 Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to

  9. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain by EMS in the Prehospital Setting Protocol Amendment (pdf file)

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    January 28, 2019 - Non-opioid analgesics, including ketamine, nitrous oxide/oxygen, acetaminophen, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory … Review This systematic review will assess the comparative effectiveness and harms of opioid and non-opioid … analgesics for the prehospital management of acute pain to support a revision of the current guidelines … Interventions: • KQ 1-4: o Opioids (morphine, fentanyl) or non-opioids (ketamine, nitrous oxide … We will present other comparisons (non-opioids to non-opioids or opioids to opioids) as supplemental

  10. Impact of opioid administration in the intensive care unit and subsequent use in opioid-naïve patients. | PSNet

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    April 06, 2022 - Prescribing opioids to opioid-naïve patients after hospital discharge may lead to chronic use . … evaluated long-term opioid use among patients admitted directly to the ICU and who received intravenous opioids … View More Related Resources Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids

  11. Cannabis-2023-Surv-Rep-4-Table-E-5 (xls file)

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    January 01, 2023 - B Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … analgesics as an add-on treatment Mean (SD) A: 6.2 (2.4) sprays/day (16.74 mg THC/15.5 mg CBD) B: MME … B Mean number of background pain medications use at 6 months: Mild opioid analgesics: 0.02 (SD 0.14) … vs. 0.07 (SD 0.27) Strong opioid analgesics: 0.22 (SD 0.59) vs. 0.21 (SD 0.60) Mean rescue pain medication … use at 6 months: Mild opioid analgesics: 0.00 (SD 0.06) vs. 0.04 (SD 0.20) Strong opioid analgesics:

  12. Cannabis-2022-Surv-Rep-4-Table-F5 (xls file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2022-surv-rep-4-table-F5.xlsx
    January 01, 2022 - B Between-cohort differences in discontinuation of strong opioid analgesics: 71.6% vs. 33.8%, p<0.001 … analgesics as an add-on treatment Mean (SD) A: 6.2 (2.4) sprays/day (16.74 mg THC/15.5 mg CBD) B: MME … B Mean number of background pain medications use at 6 months: Mild opioid analgesics: 0.02 (SD 0.14) … vs. 0.07 (SD 0.27) Strong opioid analgesics: 0.22 (SD 0.59) vs. 0.21 (SD 0.60) Mean rescue pain medication … use at 6 months: Mild opioid analgesics: 0.00 (SD 0.06) vs. 0.04 (SD 0.20) Strong opioid analgesics:

  13. Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. | PSNet

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    November 19, 2018 - Commentary Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy … Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. … Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. … February 1, 2023 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United

  14. Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents: 1976–2015. | PSNet

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    January 23, 2019 - Study Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents … Trends in Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Among US Adolescents: 1976-2015. … Trends in Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Among US Adolescents: 1976-2015. … October 13, 2018 Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries.

  15. CER 220: Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting (pdf file)

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    September 03, 2019 - Prioritized comparisons were opioids vs. ketamine, opioids plus ketamine vs. opioids, opioids vs. … APAP, opioids vs. nitrous oxide and opioids vs. … RCT and 12 observational studies to assess the comparative effectiveness and harms of opioid vs non-opioid … analgesics administered in emergency department settings. … Perhaps oral opioid analgesics vs oral acetaminophen or oral NSAIDs may have a different comparative

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45937/psn-pdf
    September 29, 2017 - Prior research has shown that patients often receive opioids following low-risk procedures, and they … variations in opioid prescribing practices among emergency departments, with some physicians prescribing opioids … Notably, patients who received opioids from a high-intensity prescriber were significantly more likely … to continue using opioids 12 months later—indicating a possible connection between physician prescribing

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46720/psn-pdf
    January 23, 2019 - Research has found that a significant proportion of adults prescribed opioids in the short term remain … large, commercial health care claims database to determine whether children and adolescents prescribed opioids … following surgery were more likely to be prescribed opioids 3 to 6 months later, compared to children … new-persistent-opioid-use-after-minor-and-major-surgical-procedures-us-adults https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-medical-and-nonmedical-use-prescription-opioids-among-us-adolescents

  18. A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis | PSNet

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    October 31, 2023 - Describe evidence-based first line treatments for low back pain and assess the appropriate role of opioid … The three themes of this case – low back pain, lung cancer screening and diagnosis, and opioid analgesics … Conversations about chronic pain management and opioid analgesics can be difficult but conveying genuine … Acute back pain should generally not be managed with opioid analgesics; instead, failure of symptom improvement … Stigma associated with opioid analgesics can contribute to diagnostic errors.

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47754/psn-pdf
    April 17, 2019 - raises awareness of potential harms associated with rapidly decreasing the dose of or discontinuing opioids … It also announces a requirement regarding changes to prescribing information for opioids to provide … fda-identifies-harm-reported-sudden-discontinuation-opioid-pain-medicines-and-requires-label https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841474/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2023 - deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids … factors-affect-opioid-quality-improvement-initiatives-primary-care-insights-ten-health https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … -2016 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-pain-united-states
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