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BACKGROUND: Methadone is a synthetic opioid that is widely used for the treatment of chronic pain. The association between methadone treatment and QT interval prolongation or which can lead to...
In relief of postoperative pain, the value of epidural or subdural injection of opioids including morphine, methadone, petidine and fentanyl is now well established. The advantages of epidural or subdural...
Since the first use of epidural morphine in man, a number of other opiates have been studied including fentanyl, pethidine, methadone, diamorphine and buprenorphine. Among them buprenorphine is a relatively...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and demographic characteristics and some laboratory findings of hospitalized patients with acute opioid toxicity and rhabdomyolysis.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study...
The worldwide use of opiates is increasing yet there is little evidence that in long-term, non-cancer patients, they have an efficacious effect on functional outcomes and quality of life measures....
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to assess perinatal outcome of pregnancy burdened with maternal addiction in comparison with an unselected population from a European transition country.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:...