A novel treatment for opioid-induced respiratory depression that administers electrical pulses to the back of the neck helped anesthetized patients undergoing neurosurgery regain respiratory control following high dosage opioid use.
A novel treatment for opioid-induced respiratory depression that administers electrical pulses to the back of the neck helped anesthetized patients undergoing neurosurgery regain respiratory control following high dosage opioid use.
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A new NIH study found that non-Hispanic Black individuals in four US states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased.
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Respiratory compromise is the second leading avoidable patient safety issue in the US, with more than 60% of arrests classified as potentially avoidable.
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An analysis of over 1,000 medical and surgical patients receiving IV opioids for pain found that opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) occurred in 46% of patients.
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Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn (RDS) occurs in premature infants secondary to insufficient surfactant production and structural immaturity of the infant’s lungs.
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Respiratory compromise is a common, costly, deadly, and often preventable problem in hospitalized patients receiving opioids and across all hospital environments.
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Medtronic’s capnography based risk tool found more than 40% of patients on the general care floor experienced opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD).
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Monitoring for low minute ventilation before anticipated PACU discharge can identify patients at risk for post-op opioid-induced respiratory depression.
Read MoreA new risk tool to quickly identify surgery patients at greatest risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression is being developed by Michigan and Florida researchers.
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Current bubble CPAP products available on the market enable respiratory therapists to deliver vital care to newborns and infants.
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The first reported case of opioid intoxication association with severe respiratory depression in a child taking tramadol after day-case tonsillectomy has been reported in Pediatrics.
Read MorePostoperative monitoring protocols can reduce adverse events and save money. An important component of such protocols is education – for both the clinician and the patient.
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